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sorter

/sɔː.tə/ noun

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

  1. A clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office).
  2. A machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes.

Origin

From sort + -er.

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