stemmer
/ˈstɛmər/
noun
- A tool or algorithm used in computing to reduce words to their base or root form (e.g., 'running' becomes 'run').
- A good stemmer helps improve text analysis by grouping related words.
- The search engine uses a stemmer to find all forms of a word.
- She programmed a simple stemmer for her language project.
- A person or thing that stems or removes stems, especially from fruit or leaves.
- The kitchen gadget is a handy stemmer for strawberries.
- He worked as a stemmer in the tobacco fields, stripping leaves from stalks.
- The grape stemmer removes the stems before the fruit is crushed.