Word: sniperscopes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sni
per
scopes
Definition: Plural of sniperscope. A night vision device used to assist snipers in locating their targets in the dark.
Morphemes:
Affix: snipe
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To shoot with a sniper rifle.
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.
Affix: scope
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.