splitter

[ split-er ]

/ ˈsplɪt ər /

noun

a person or thing that splits.

Biology Informal. a taxonomist who believes that classifications should emphasize differences between organisms and therefore favors a multiplicity of taxa (opposed to lumper).

Origin of splitter

First recorded in 1615–25; split + -er¹

Words nearby splitter

split-time, split-up, splits, splitsville, splittail, splitter, splitting, splitting adz, splitting field, splodge, sploosh

Example sentences from the Web for splitter

The most important machines outside the working cylinder type are the splitter, and the glazer.

Leather |K. J. Adcock
The splitter with one cut lays the fish open from head to tail and with another cut takes out the backbone.

The Sea Rovers |Rufus Rockwell Wilson
On arriving at Peter Harbour he ran away, and hired himself as a splitter to the Newfoundland cod fishery.

The Pirates' Who's Who |Philip Gosse
Their supply not being equal to the demand, one of them invented the ‘splitter.’

The Depot for Prisoners of War at Norman Cross Huntingdonshire |Thomas James Walker

The cashier had unlocked the street door for them, and Bartrow ran the splitter of hairs out to the sidewalk.

The Helpers |Francis Lynde

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splitter

noun

Origin of splitter

Words nearby splitter

Example sentences from the Web for splitter