Associations to the word «Classifier»

Wiktionary

CLASSIFIER, noun. Someone who classifies.
CLASSIFIER, noun. (linguistics) A word or morpheme used in some languages (such as Japanese and American Sign Language), in certain contexts (such as counting), to indicate the semantic class to which something belongs.
CLASSIFIER, noun. A machine that separates particles or objects of different size or density

Dictionary definition

CLASSIFIER, noun. A person who creates classifications.
CLASSIFIER, 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.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley