Word: balker
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: balk
er
Definition: A person who stands on a rock or eminence to observe shoals of herring, etc., and to give notice to the men in boats which way they pass.
Morphemes:
Affix: balk
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: balken
Language: nl
Decoded: balken
Meaning: to bray, bawl
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.