NOUN | person | splitter | a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone |
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person | splitter, divider | a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics / characteristics | |
person | splitter, rail-splitter | a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences |
Meaning | A worker who splits fish and removes the backbone. | |
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Broader | worker | A person who works at a specific occupation |
Verbs | split | separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument |
Meaning | A taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics / characteristics. | |
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Synonym | divider | |
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 |
Meaning | A laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences. | |
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Synonym | rail-splitter | |
Broader | laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack | someone who works with their hands |
Verbs | split | separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument |
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