Word: detainers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
tai
ners
Definition: Plural of detainer. The right to keep a person, or a person's goods or property, against his will. A type of custody.
Morphemes:
Affix: detain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To put under custody.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: detenir
Language: fro
Decoded: detenir
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to detain (to keep as a prisoner; to not allow to leave)
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix denoting a resident or inhabitant of (the place denoted by the proper noun); used to form a demonym.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.