English noun: splitter | |||
1. | splitter (person) a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone | ||
Broader (hypernym) | worker | ||
2. | splitter (person) a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics | ||
Synonyms | divider | ||
Broader (hypernym) | systematist, taxonomer, taxonomist | ||
Antonyms | lumper | ||
3. | splitter (person) a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences | ||
Synonyms | rail-splitter | ||
Broader (hypernym) | jack, laborer, labourer, manual laborer | ||