splitter
noun
\
Definition of splitter
Examples of splitter in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
But if by some chance Mize — and his fastball-slider-splitter combination — slips to them, the Phillies will be ready to pounce. — Scott Lauber, Philly.com, "MLB draft: Six prospects the Phillies could pick at No. 3," 4 June 2018 Evidence of ticket splitters is also available in other races. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "Swing voters are extremely real," 23 July 2018 Splitting wood in the woods eliminates piling it and then picking up the pieces again to load them onto the splitter. — Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, "The Ultimate Guide To Cutting and Splitting Firewood," 28 Sep. 2018 Davidson mixed fastballs, splitters and curves, his go-to pitch at Yucaipa (Calif.) High School. — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, "White Sox DH Matt Davidson throws everyone a curve in his major-league pitching debut," 30 June 2018 Orioles starter Kevin Gausman struck out nine in five and a third innings, thanks mostly to a hard-diving splitter and a lively fastball. — Jeff Seidel, New York Times, "Giancarlo Stanton Homers, Breaking Out of Slump in a Yankees Win," 2 June 2018 The engineers claim to have eliminated the 911's typical front axle lift/power-on understeer through redesign of front oil-cooler intake and venting, together with a new front splitter. — Eric Tegler, Ars Technica, "Working on this Singer 911 restoration “turns” Williams F1 engineers," 24 Aug. 2018 Ohtani has racked up a 29.7% whiff rate with the splitter. — Si.com Staff, SI.com, "Nine Innings: Three Players Limiting the Cubs, Vlad Guerrero Jr.'s Eruption and Ohtani's Filthy Splitter," 29 May 2018 There’s right-hander Yoshihisa Hirano’s splitter, lefty Andrew Chafin’s slider, Bradley’s fastball/curveball combo and new closer Brad Boxberger’s change-up. — Nick Piecoro, azcentral, "Arizona Diamondbacks' bullpen getting results without overpowering stuff," 20 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'splitter.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for splitter
splitter
noun
English Language Learners Definition of splitter
: a device that divides or splits something (such as wood or electronic signals)
See the full definition for splitter in the English Language Learners Dictionary
Comments on splitter
What made you want to look up splitter? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Liar, Liar Quiz
-
- Someone who pretends to be sick in order to avoid work is a:
Test your vocabulary with our 10-question quiz!
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
Share splitter
Resources for splitter