Word: breechloader
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: breech
load
er
Definition: a variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech, i.e. the end opposite that which discharges the projectile
Morphemes:
Affix: breech
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber.
Affix: load
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The charge of powder for a firearm.
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Instance of (the verbal action); used to form nouns from verbs, especially in legal terms.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -er
Language: fro
Decoded: -er
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: suffix used to form infinitives of first conjugation verbs