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lumper

Pronunciation: /ˈlʌmpə/

Definition of lumper

noun

  • 1a docker, especially one who unloads cargoes from fishing boats.
  • 2a person (especially a taxonomist) who attaches more importance to similarities than to differences in classification. Contrasted with splitter.

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