Word: fastener
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fas
ten
er
Definition: Mechanically, any device that fastens; especially, a collective term for items such as screws, nuts, washers, clasps, bolts and the like.
Morphemes:
Affix: fast
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Meaning: inchoative
Affix: -er
Language: en
Meaning: agent noun
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; Used to form nouns denoting an agent of use, such as a dealer or artisan, from other nouns.