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lumper
(lump¦er)
Pronunciation:
/ˈlʌmpə/
noun
1
a docker, especially one who unloads cargoes from fishing boats.
2
a person (especially a taxonomist) who attaches more importance to similarities than to differences in classification.
Contrasted with
splitter
.
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