splitter

/ˈsplɪ(d)ər/
/ˈsplɪtə/
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Other forms: splitters

Definitions of splitter
  1. noun
    a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone
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    type of:
    worker
    a person who works at a specific occupation
  2. noun
    a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences
    synonyms: rail-splitter
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    type of:
    jack, laborer, labourer, manual laborer
    someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
  3. noun
    a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
    synonyms: divider
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    antonyms:
    lumper
    a taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics
    type of:
    systematist, taxonomer, taxonomist
    a biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior
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