assorter
|a-sort-er|
🇺🇸
/əˈsɔrtər/
🇬🇧
/əˈsɔːtə/
(assort)
varied types
Etymology
'assorter' originates from Old French, specifically the verb 'assortir', where the prefix 'as-' is a variant of Latin 'ad-' meaning 'to' and the root is related to 'sors' (lot, kind).
'assorter' changed from Old French 'assortir' and Middle English forms such as 'assorten' and eventually became the modern English verb 'assort', from which the agent noun 'assorter' was formed.
Initially, it meant 'to bring into the same lot or to make agree'; over time it evolved into the broader sense 'to arrange or classify', and the agent noun came to mean 'one who sorts'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a person or device that sorts, arranges, or groups items into assortments.
The assorter separated the mail into bundles by ZIP code.
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Noun 2
a person who matches or pairs items to form assortments (e.g., in retail or manufacturing).
As an assorter on the production line, she matched socks into pairs before packaging.
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Last updated: 2025/11/04 16:24