Word: racewalker
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ra
ce
wal
ker
Definition: One who participates in the sport of racewalking. A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).
Morphemes:
Affix: race
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To compete against in such a race.
Affix: walk
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
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.