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Noun: sorter  sor-tu(r)
  1. A clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office)
    "The postal sorter efficiently organized the incoming mail"
     
  2. A machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes
    "The postal service uses high-speed sorters to process mail"

Derived forms: sorters

Type of: clerk, machine

Encyclopedia: Sorter