Word: lexer
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: le
xer
Definition: A computer program that performs lexical analysis.
Morphemes:
Affix: lex
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing.
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.