Word: scratcher
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: scratch
er
Definition: A device for cleaning mud etc. from a wellbore.
Morphemes:
Affix: scratch
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy.
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.