splitter

noun

split·​ter ˈspli-tər How to pronounce splitter (audio)
1
: one that splits
2
: one who classifies organisms into numerous named groups based on relatively minor variations or characters compare lumper
3

Examples of splitter in a Sentence

a three-way phone line splitter
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Phillips mixed in five pitches during the outing — 17 sinkers, 14 splitters, 12 sweepers, nine curveballs and seven four-seam fastballs — and generated 10 swings and misses. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 May 2026 Woods Richardson’s splitter has a minus-13 Run Value, tying it with Aaron Nola’s four-seam fastball for the worst pitch in baseball. Dan Hayes, New York Times, 21 May 2026 Jeremiah Estrada relieved Canning at the start of the second and had his fifth pitch, a splitter low and inside a smidge of the plate, launched 399 feet. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026 Aaron Judge singled off Rodríguez (0-1), who had just relieved with two outs, and Bellinger drove a low splitter into the Yankees bullpen in right-center. CBS News, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for splitter

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of splitter was in 1623

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“Splitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splitter. Accessed 30 May. 2026.

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