"classifier" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklæsɪfaɪɚ/ [General-American], /ˈklæsɪfaɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-classifier.wav [Southern-England] Forms: classifiers [plural]
Etymology: classify + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|classify|-er|id2=agent noun}} classify + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} classifier (plural classifiers)
  1. Someone who classifies. Translations (someone who classifies): C@Side-PalmAcross L@Side-PalmAcross (American Sign Language), သင်္ချာပစ္စည်း (sanghkyapaccany:) (Burmese), 量詞 (Chinese Mandarin), 量词 (liàngcí) (Chinese Mandarin), klasifikátor [masculine] (Czech), classificateur [masculine] (French), mot de mesure [masculine] (French), Zählwort [neuter] (German), Zählklassenwort [neuter] (German), Zähleinheitswort [neuter] (German), Numeralklassifikator [masculine] (German), Zahlklassifikator [masculine] (German), Klassifikator [masculine] (German), számlálószó (Hungarian), 助数詞 (josūshi) (alt: じょすうし) (Japanese), 類別詞 (ruibetsushi) (alt: るいべつし) (Japanese), 量詞 (ryōshi) (alt: りょうし) (Japanese), នាមរនាប់ (neam ronuab) (Khmer), សំខ្យានុគ្រោះ (sâmkhyanŭkruŏh) (Khmer), 수분류사 (subullyusa) (alt: 數分類詞) (Korean), 양수사 (yangsusa) (alt: 量數詞) (Korean), ລັກສະນະນາມ (lak sa na nām) (Lao), penjodoh bilangan (Malay), kaiwhakarōpū (Maori), classificador (Occitan), classificador [masculine] (Portuguese), классифика́тор (klassifikátor) [masculine] (Russian), счётное сло́во (sčótnoje slóvo) [neuter] (Russian), klassificerare [common-gender] (Swedish), klassmärke [neuter] (Swedish), ลักษณนาม (lák-sà-nà-naam) (Thai), loại từ (Vietnamese), danh từ loại thể (Vietnamese), danh từ chỉ đơn vị tự nhiên (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-classifier-en-noun-1U0Qqcrm Disambiguation of 'someone who classifies': 68 18 2 7 5
  2. (linguistics) A word or morpheme used in some languages (such as Japanese and American Sign Language), in certain contexts (such as counting), to indicate the semantic class to which something belongs. Categories (topical): Linguistics, Grammar
    Sense id: en-classifier-en-noun-Ut0~fT0z Disambiguation of Grammar: 7 72 5 12 4 Categories (other): American Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of American Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts: 2 95 1 1 1 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 69 6 10 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 71 5 10 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 80 4 7 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 9 73 5 8 5 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. A machine that separates particles or objects of different size or density.
    Sense id: en-classifier-en-noun-0p5KmSVp
  4. (computing) A program or algorithm that classifies. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (computing: a program or algorithm that classifies): classifieur [masculine] (French), сыныптауыш (synyptauyş) (Kazakh)
    Sense id: en-classifier-en-noun-s7FV7XZZ Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'computing: a program or algorithm that classifies': 11 22 2 58 6
  5. (object-oriented programming) Class which classifies other classes by features. Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming Translations (OOP: class which classifies other classes by features): classifieur [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-classifier-en-noun-THAGfyBv Disambiguation of 'OOP: class which classifies other classes by features': 9 24 3 12 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: subobject classifier, subset classifier Related terms: counter, counting word, measure word

Inflected forms

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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "word": "kaiwhakarōpū"
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      "code": "oc",
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      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "word": "classificador"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "classificador"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ase",
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      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "word": "C@Side-PalmAcross L@Side-PalmAcross"
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      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "sanghkyapaccany:",
      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "word": "သင်္ချာပစ္စည်း"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "word": "量詞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "liàngcí",
      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "word": "量词"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "classificateur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Numeralklassifikator"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Zahlklassifikator"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Klassifikator"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "word": "számlálószó"
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      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "word": "量詞"
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      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "word": "នាមរនាប់"
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      "code": "km",
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      "roman": "sâmkhyanŭkruŏh",
      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "word": "សំខ្យានុគ្រោះ"
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      "alt": "數分類詞",
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      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "subullyusa",
      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "word": "수분류사"
    },
    {
      "alt": "量數詞",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yangsusa",
      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "word": "양수사"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "lak sa na nām",
      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "word": "ລັກສະນະນາມ"
    },
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      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "word": "penjodoh bilangan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "classificador"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "klassifikátor",
      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "классифика́тор"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "someone who classifies",
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      ],
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "klassmärke"
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      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "lák-sà-nà-naam",
      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "word": "ลักษณนาม"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "word": "loại từ"
    },
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "word": "danh từ loại thể"
    },
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "someone who classifies",
      "word": "danh từ chỉ đơn vị tự nhiên"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "computing: a program or algorithm that classifies",
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