Definition of splitter Splitter

split•ter

We found 9 definitions of splitter from 4 different sources.

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What does splitter mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: splitters

splitter - a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
  divider
  taxonomer, taxonomist, systematist a biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior
splitter - a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone
  worker sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
splitter - a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences
  rail-splitter
  laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • splitter (Noun)
    A person or a thing that splits.
  • splitter (Noun)
    A scientist in one of various fields who prefers to split categories such as species or dialects up into smaller groups.
  • splitter (Noun)
    In baseball, a splitfinger fastball a type of pitch.
  • splitter (Noun)
    A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • splitter (n.)
    One who, or that which, splits.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • splitter
    A man engaged in the Newfoundland fisheries to receive the fish from the header, and, with a sharp knife, dexterously to lay it open.

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