Word: frightener
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fright
en
er
Definition: Agent noun of frighten; one who frightens.
Morphemes:
Affix: fright
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To frighten.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Meaning: inchoative
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.