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Sorter vs Shorter - What's the difference?

sorter | shorter |

As nouns the difference between sorter and shorter

is that sorter is a person employed to sort while shorter is a short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling.

As an adjective shorter is

comparative of short.

sorter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person employed to sort.
  • A machine made to sort.

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    shorter

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (short).
    • There are two routes to get there. We're in a rush so we'll take the shorter one.

    Related terms

    * shortest

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial) A short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling.

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