splitter

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UK/ˈsplɪtə(ɹ)/US/ˈsplɪtɚ/US[ˈsplɪɾɚ]

noun

A person or a thing that splits.

Similar
sashdividerrail-splitter
Opposite
Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

nounsplitter (plural splitters)

plural splitters

  1. A person or a thing that splits.
  2. A wedge used to cut logs down the middle.
  3. A quarry worker who splits slate into sheets.
  4. colloquialA scientist in one of various fields who prefers to split categories such as species or dialects up into smaller groups.
  5. ball gamesA split-finger fastball.

    Synonyms: sash

  6. computingA draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.
  7. USA wheaten cake split and buttered when hot.
  8. One who splits hairs in argument, etc.
  9. A device with two electrical plugs that plugs into an electrical outlet, effectively converting the electrical outlet into two; socket converter.
  10. geometryA line segment through one of the vertices of a triangle that bisects the perimeter of the triangle.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA split-finger fastball.

Similar

antonym(s) of “one who prefers to split categories”

Opposite

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
Opposite

nouna laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences

Similar
rail-splitter
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Czech rozdvojka
  • rozdvojkaA device with two electrical plugs that plugs into an electrical outlet, effectively converting the electrical outlet into two; socket converter.
Spanish adaptador divisor
  • adaptador divisorA device with two electrical plugs that plugs into an electrical outlet, effectively converting the electrical outlet into two; socket converter.

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

splitter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splitter

MLA

“splitter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splitter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “splitter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splitter.

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