Word: detractress
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
tract
ress
Definition: A female detractor; one who disparages or belittles the worth of something
Morphemes:
Affix: detract
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: detractum
Language: la
Decoded: detractum
PoS: Participle
Meaning: removed, detached, withdrawn
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.
Affix: -ess
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix appended to words to make a female form.Examples.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισσα
Language: grc
Decoded: -issa
PoS: Noun
Meaning: femininizes masculine nouns in the first declension