splitter

noun

split·​ter ˈspli-tər 

1

: one that splits

2

: one who classifies organisms into numerous named groups based on relatively minor variations or characters compare lumper

3

: split-fingered fastball

Examples of splitter in a Sentence

a three-way phone line splitter

Recent Examples on the Web

Riley worked a full count and then unloaded on a 3-2 splitter that caught too much of the plate. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Gausman’s four-seam fastball-splitter combination was nearly untouchable. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026

His heater is really his only weapon, however, because his upper-80s splitter and low-80s curveball rate as fringy and his upper-80s cutter grades as below average. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

On the fourth pitch of the at-bat, Yamamoto turned to his splitter for the first time, barely clipping the inside edge of the strike zone. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing splitter

• beam splitter
• rail-splitter

Rhymes for splitter

• bitter
• critter
• fitter
• fritter
• glitter
• hitter
• jitter
• knitter
• litter
• quitter
• ritter
• titter