Word: plumber
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: plumb
er
Definition: In the Royal Navy, an apprentice, a boy aged 16 to 18, who is trained in technical skills at the Dockyard Schools to become an artificer.
Morphemes:
Affix: plumber
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In the Royal Navy, an apprentice, a boy aged 16 to 18, who is trained in technical skills at the Dockyard Schools to become an artificer.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: plumbum
Language: la
Decoded: plumbum
Meaning: lead
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.