Meaning

noun a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone

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

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

originEtymology tree English split Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English splitter From split + -er.

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