Definition
pigeonholer
noun
- a person who categorizes or classifies others into fixed, often oversimplified groups or stereotypes
Usage: informal; typically used in a critical sense
Examples
- The critic was a pigeonholer who refused to see any nuance in the artist's work.
- Don't be a pigeonholer; people are too complex to fit into neat boxes.
- She accused the hiring manager of being a pigeonholer for dismissing candidates based on their age.
- The pigeonholer in the group always tried to label everyone by their job title alone.
- He resented being treated as a pigeonholer just because he organized data by demographic categories.