Meanings
plural splitters
- A person or a thing that splits.
- A wedge used to cut logs down the middle.
- colloquialA scientist in one of various fields who prefers to split categories such as species or dialects up into smaller groups.
- computingA draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.
- 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 & antonyms
nounA split-finger fastball.
antonym(s) of “one who prefers to split categories”
More synonyms by meaning
nouna taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
nouna laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences
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
Rhymes with splitter
Anagrams
Cite this entry
splitter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splitter
“splitter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splitter. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “splitter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splitter.
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