Word: saloonkeepers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sa
loon
kee
pers
Definition: Plural of saloonkeeper; someone who owns or operates a saloon (drinking establishment)
Morphemes:
Affix: saloon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: salon
Language: fr
Decoded: salon
PoS: Noun
Meaning: salon
Affix: keep
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: kepen
Language: enm
Decoded: kepen
Meaning: to keep, guard, look after, watch
Affix: -er
Language: en
Meaning: agent noun
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; Used to form nouns denoting an agent of use, such as a dealer or artisan, from other nouns.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.