lumper

noun

lump·​er ˈləm-pər 

1

: a laborer who handles freight or cargo

2

: one who classifies organisms into large often variable taxonomic groups based on major characters compare splitter

Examples of lumper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the 1800s, for example, a single clone of the Irish lumper potato fed Ireland's growing population until a rot wiped it out, devastating the island's people and economy. —Rebecca Albright, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1