Word: nonprogressors
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: non
pro
gre
ssors
Definition: Plural of nonprogressor. A person who is infected with HIV but whose infection does not progress to become AIDS.
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: progress
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to improve; to become better or more complete.
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.
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.