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splitter

Definition of splitter

noun

  • 1a person or thing occupied in or designed for splitting something:a log splitter
  • 2a person, especially a taxonomist, who attaches more importance to differences than to similarities in classification. Contrasted with lumper.
  • 3 informal a severe headache.

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Definition of splitter in the US English dictionary
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