Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

classifier

/ˈklæsɪfaɪɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: clas-si-fi-er
IPA: /ˈklæsɪfaɪɚ/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who classifies.

noun

A word or morpheme used in some languages (such as CJKV languages and sign languages), in certain contexts (such as counting), to indicate the semantic class to which something belongs.

noun

A machine that separates particles or objects of different size or density.

noun

A program or algorithm that classifies.

noun

A metaclass used to group other entities having common features.

Example Sentences

"He was a model of anal defensiveness: fastidious in his dress and appearance, a collector and putter of things in order, a classifier and labeler."
"A classifier can have several types of extra information attached to it via a UML mechanism called adornments."
"The owner scope of a feature specifies whether the feature appears in each instance of the classifier or whether there is just a single instance of the feature for all instances of the classifier."
"The figure also shows that instances can be associated with a classifier Behavior, which represents the behavior that active objects start executing when created."

Etymology

Etymology tree English classify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English classifier From classify + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈklæsɪfaɪɚ/
British English: /ˈklæsɪfaɪə/

Inflected Forms

classifiers (plural)

Derived Forms

autoclassifier massifier metaclassifier multiclassifier phyloclassifier subclassifier

Phrases

subobject classifier subset classifier counting word measure word

Frequently Paired Words

counter counting word measure word

Questions

How do you pronounce classifier?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklæsɪfaɪɚ/.
What does classifier mean?: Someone who classifies.
Where does classifier come from?: Etymology tree English classify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English classifier From classify + -er.

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