Stemmer
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
an algorithm for removing inflectional and derivational endings in order to reduce word forms to a common stem
Framework senses
- §1
- a device for removing stems from fruit (as from grapes or apples)
- §2
- a miner's tamping bar for ramming packing in over a blasting charge
- §3
- an algorithm for removing inflectional and derivational endings in order to reduce word forms to a common stem
- §4
- a worker who makes or applies stems for artificial flowers
- §5
- a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books