classifier

/ˌklæsəˈfaɪər/
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Other forms: classifiers

Definitions of classifier
  1. noun
    a person who creates classifications
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    type of:
    thinker
    someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)
  2. noun
    a word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts (such as counting) to indicate the semantic class to which the counted item belongs
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    type of:
    word
    a unit of language that native speakers can identify
    morpheme
    minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units
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