Word: contestant
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
test
ant
Definition: One who brings a legal challenge.
Morphemes:
Affix: contest
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
Affix: testis
Language: la
Decoded: testis
Meaning: a witness
Affix: -o
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: denominative
Affix: -ant
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The agent noun derived from verb.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āns
Language: la
Decoded: -ans
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Ending of the present active participle of first conjugation verbs; ee -ns.