classifier

A noun referring to a person who creates classifications, or a word or morpheme used in some languages to indicate the semantic class of a counted item.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die Klassifikationen erstellt, oder ein Wort oder Morphem, das in manchen Sprachen verwendet wird, um die semantische Klasse eines zählbaren Gegenstands anzugeben.

1. Person who classifies B2 formal

   A person who creates or applies a system of classification, especially in scientific or organizational contexts.

   • The classifier organized the specimens by genus and species.
   • A skilled classifier can sort data more efficiently than a machine.
   • The museum hired a classifier to catalog the artifacts.

   🇩🇪Klassifizierer

   Synonyme: sortersystematizertaxonomist

2. Linguistic classifier C1 formal

   A word or morpheme used in some languages (e.g., Chinese, Japanese, Thai) to indicate the semantic class of a noun, often used with numbers or demonstratives.

   • In Mandarin, the classifier '张' is used for flat objects like paper.
   • Japanese uses the classifier '本' for long, cylindrical objects.
   • Thai has a complex system of classifiers for different types of nouns.

   🇩🇪Zählwort

   Synonyme: counter

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