sorter

A noun referring to a person or machine that organizes items, such as letters or cards, into specific categories or classes.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une personne ou une machine qui trie des objets, comme des lettres ou des cartes, selon des catégories ou des classes définies.

1. Person who sorts items B1 formal

   A clerk or worker who arranges items into categories, such as letters at a post office.

   • The sorter at the post office organized the mail by zip code.
   • She worked as a sorter in the warehouse, separating packages by destination.
   • The sorter carefully checked each envelope before placing it in the bin.

   🇫🇷Trieur (personne qui trie des objets)

   Synonymes: classifierfilergradertrier

2. Machine for sorting B1 formal

   A device or machine that automatically arranges items, such as letters or punched cards, into groups.

   • The new sorter can process thousands of letters per hour.
   • The factory uses a sorter to separate products by size.
   • The postal service upgraded to an automated sorter for efficiency.

   🇫🇷Trieuse (machine de tri)

   Synonymes: classifierseparator

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