sorter

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office)
noun a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes

From sort + -er.

I’m sorter lonesome here by times. — Anne's House of Dreams, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
No, Bob Linkin ain't that sorter." — The Rifle Rangers, Mayne Reid
Wattle Weasel sorter 'fear'd 'er Brer Fox. — Nights With Uncle Remus, Joel Chandler Harris

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