lumper: Meaning and Definition of

lump•er

Pronunciation: (lum'pur), [key]
— n.
  1. a day laborer employed to handle cargo, as fish or timber.
  2. a taxonomist who believes that classifications should emphasize similarities among organisms and therefore favors large, inclusive taxa (opposed to splitter).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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