Meaning

2 senses

  1. A person employed to sort.

  2. A machine or algorithm that performs sorting.

    a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes

Origin

From sort + -er.

From sort + -er.

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Forms

plural: sorters
Singularsorter
Pluralsorters

regular

Word family

9 related words
Relatedsort
Derivedchainsortercross-belt sorterkicksorterragsortershape sortersubsorteruniversal sorterwoolsorter

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sortB1sortedsossoteriologysousoulB1
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