Word: swashbuckler
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: swash
buck
ler
Definition: A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant sword play.
Morphemes:
Affix: swash
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A swaggering fellow; a swasher.
Affix: buckler
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, held with a hand (usually the left) for protecting the front of the body. In the sword and buckler play of the Middle Ages in England, the buckler was a small shield, used, not to cover the body, but to stop or parry blows.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bucca
Language: la
Decoded: bucca
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A catchword of uncertain meaning used in a guessing game, possibly equivalent and/or related to English buck buck.
Affix: -ula
Language: la
Decoded: -ula
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating small size or youth.