splitter

noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about splitter at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. A worker who splits fish and removes the backbone.
2. A taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics.
3. A laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences.