Answer: splitters

AnswerCrossword Clue
SPLITTERSCable installer's devices
SPLITTERSStonemasons' chisels
SPLITTERSFastballs that drop sharply near the plate
SPLITTERSSinking fastballs
splittersA person, esp. a taxonomist, who attaches more importance to differences than to similarities in classification
splittersSPLITTER, one that splits (to separate lengthwise)
splittersA person or thing occupied in or designed for splitting something