SPLITTER

splitter, rail-splitter

(noun) a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences

splitter, divider

(noun) a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics

splitter

(noun) a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

splitter (plural splitters)

A person or a thing that splits.

A quarry worker who splits slate into sheets.

(colloquial) A scientist in one of various fields who prefers to split categories such as species or dialects up into smaller groups.

Hyponym: species-monger

(baseball) A split-finger fastball.

(graphical user interface) A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.

(US) A wheaten cake split and buttered when hot.

One who splits hairs in argument, etc.

A device with two electrical plugs that plugs into an electrical outlet, effectively converting the electrical outlet into two; socket converter.

Synonyms

• (GUI): sash

Antonyms

• (one who prefers to split categories): lumper

Anagrams

• Spittler, pretilts, triplets

Source: Wiktionary


Split"ter, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, splits.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.

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