Word: recidivists
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
ci
di
vists
Definition: Plural of recidivist; someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
Morphemes:
Affix: recidivist
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: back, backwards
Affix: caedō
Language: la
Decoded: caedo
Meaning: cut, hew
Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.