| NOUN | person | divider, splitter | a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics / characteristics |
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| person | divider | a person who separates something into parts or groups | |
| artifact | divider, partition | a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) | |
| artifact | divider | a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements |
| Sounds | dihvay'der | |
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| Rhymes | adder ... Zealander: 203 rhymes with der... | |
| Meaning | A taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics / characteristics. | |
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| Synonym | splitter | |
| Broader | taxonomist, taxonomer, systematist | A biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior |
| Opposite | lumper | A taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics / characteristics |
| Verbs | divide | separate into parts or portions |
| Meaning | A person who separates something into parts or groups. | |
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| Narrower | subdivider | someone who divides parts into smaller parts (especially a divider of land into building sites) |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Verbs | divide | separate into parts or portions |
| Meaning | A vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another). | |
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| Synonym | partition | |
| Narrower | brattice | A partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine |
| bulkhead | A partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments | |
| screen | partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space | |
| wall | An architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness | |
| Broader | structure, construction | A thing constructed |
| Spanish | divisor, partición, separador | |
| Catalan | separador | |
| Verbs | divide | separate into parts or portions |
| divide | act as a barrier between | |
| Meaning | A drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements. | |
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| Broader | drafting instrument | An instrument used by a draftsman in making drawings |
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