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LUMPER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lumper" is a kind of...):
systematist; taxonomer; taxonomist (a biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior)
Antonym:
splitter (a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics)
Derivation:
lump (group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
Synonyms:
dock-walloper; dock worker; docker; dockhand; dockworker; loader; longshoreman; lumper; stevedore
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("lumper" is a kind of...):
jack; laborer; labourer; manual laborer (someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor)
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