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Webster 1913 Edition


Splitter

Split′ter

(-tẽr)
,
Noun.
One who, or that which, splits.

Webster 1828 Edition


Splitter

SPLITTER

,
Noun.
One who splits.

Definition 2024


Splitter

Splitter

See also: splitter

German

Noun

Splitter m (genitive Splitters, plural Splitter)

  1. splinter

Derived terms

splitter

splitter

See also: Splitter

English

Noun

splitter (plural splitters)

  1. A person or a thing that splits.
  2. (colloquial) A scientist in one of various fields who prefers to split categories such as species or dialects up into smaller groups.
  3. In baseball, a splitfinger fastball (a type of pitch).
  4. (graphical user interface) A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.

Derived terms

  • splitter bus

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (one who prefers to split categories): lumper

Anagrams


Danish

Verb

splitter

  1. present tense of splitte

German

Verb

splitter

  1. First-person singular present of splittern.
  2. Imperative singular of splittern.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Danish splitter- and German splitter- (used in compound form in both languages)

Adverb

splitter

  1. completely, entirely
    splitter naken - stark naked. starkers (UK)
    splitter ny - brand new

Etymology 2

Noun

splitter m

  1. indefinite plural of splitt

Etymology 3

Verb

splitter

  1. present tense of splitte

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Danish splitter- and German splitter- (used in compound form in both languages)

Adverb

splitter

  1. completely, entirely
    splitter naken - stark naked. starkers (UK)
    splitter ny - brand new

References