Word: nonoperator
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: non
o
per
a
tor
Definition: A rail worker not directly involved in the mechanical operation of trains.
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: operate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: operātus
Language: la
Decoded: operatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: worked, laboured, toiled
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.