classifier

clas·si·fi·er  (kls-fr)

n.

A word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts, such as counting, that indicates the semantic class to which an item belongs. For example, hon is used in Japanese in counting long slender objects such as sticks or pencils.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	classifier - a person who creates classifications thinker - someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)
	2.	classifier - a word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts (such as counting) to indicate the semantic class to which the counted item belongs word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" morpheme - minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units