Word: Troopergate
Part of speech: Proper noun
Syllables: troo
per
gate
Definition: Proper noun~ A 2008 controversy around allegations that Alaska governor and presidential nominee Sarah Palin fired the state's public safety commissioner for not cooperating with her demand that he dismiss her former brother-in-law, a state trooper.
Morphemes:
Affix: troop
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A detachment of soldiers or police, especially horse artillery, armour, or state troopers.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: troupe
Language: fr
Decoded: troupe
PoS: Noun
Meaning: troop
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person whose occupation is (the noun).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -aris
Language: la
Decoded: -aris
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form an adjective, usually from a noun, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to.
Affix: -gate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Combined with keywords to form the names of scandals.