Word: pugilists
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pu
gi
lists
Definition: Plural of pugilist; someone who fights with his fists for sport
Morphemes:
Affix: pugilist
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One who fights with his fists; especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pugil
Language: la
Decoded: pugil
Meaning: boxer
Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to verbs to form agent nouns
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.