Word: whifflers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: whi
fflers
Definition: Plural of whiffler. An officer who went before a procession to clear the way, by blowing a horn or otherwise; hence, any person who marched at the head of a procession; a harbinger.
Morphemes:
Affix: whiff
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff or blow away.
Affix: -le
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix forming agent nouns from verbs.
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.
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.