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adv
Pronunciation spelling of sorta
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling
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noun
A person employed to sort.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A machine or algorithm that performs sorting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: machine
Narrower terms: mailsorter
noun
a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: clerk
History
From sort + -er.
