/stɛˈmɚ/ - [stemer] - stem•mer
We found 6 definitions of stemmer from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: stemmers |
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stemmer - an algorithm for removing inflectional and derivational endings in order to reduce word forms to a common stem | ||
stemming algorithm | ||
algorithm, algorithmic program, algorithmic rule a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem | ||
stemmer - a device for removing stems from fruit (as from grapes or apples) | ||
stemmer - a miner's tamping bar for ramming packing in over a blasting charge | ||
stemmer - a worker who makes or applies stems for artificial flowers | ||
stemmer - a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books | ||
stripper, sprigger | ||
worker sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae |