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

With two out and a runner on, Sasaki threw a splitter on the inside edge of the strike zone to Gunnar Henderson, who homered to right field. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026

The splitter needs to do its part. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 12 June 2026

Eovaldi offered him a healthy diet of cutters, splitters and curveballs during that sequence. — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026

When the two met on Saturday afternoon, Crow-Armstrong ambushed a first-pitch in-zone splitter from Winn and turned the offspeed offering into a game-tying home run. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 June 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