divider

[ dih-vahy-der ]

noun

1. a person or thing that divides.
2. dividers, a pair of compasses, as used for dividing lines, measuring, etc.
3. a partition between two areas or dividing one area into two, as a piece of cardboard in a box or a bookcase jutting out from a wall.
4. room divider.
5. Mining. bunton.

divider

/ dɪˈvaɪdə /

noun

1. Also calledroom divider a screen or piece of furniture placed so as to divide a room into separate areas
2. a person or thing that divides
3. electronics an electrical circuit with an output that is a well-defined fraction of the given input

   a voltage divider

Other Words From

• predi·vider noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of divider¹

First recorded in 1520–30; divide + -er ¹

Example Sentences

She dodged again, offering something about Trump being divisive and Americans wanting a uniter, not a divider.

From Salon

From the far left lane, she makes several quick lane changes and halts in the connector divider as drivers motor along at a slow pace, waiting and hoping for a courteous driver to allow her to merge.

From Los Angeles Times

He was a gambler and divider of opinions who became a rock-steady first minister with a mission to show voters that he could govern for all, using devolution to prove independence was nothing to be frightened of.

From BBC

I then watched the knucklehead plow into a wall on the shoulder, bolt from the car, run through traffic and leap over the center divider.

From Los Angeles Times

In August, a woman was thrown onto the tracks at the Pasadena Metro station and dragged across the concrete divider onto the 210 Freeway.

From Los Angeles Times

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