Word: retractor
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
trac
tor
Definition: In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
Morphemes:
Affix: retract
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To take back or withdraw something one has said.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: retractus
Language: la
Decoded: retractus
Meaning: withdrawn
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.