Meanings
plural compartmentalizers
- One who compartmentalizes.
Perhaps McDaniels learned something as Belichick, the master compartmentalizer, kept those controversies from undermining the New England Patriots .
2009 March 25, Judy Battista, “Broncos’ Coach Says Cutler Is His Starter”, in The New York Times1 more example
Athletes are brilliant compartmentalizers. You push away pain and instead focus on how much you want it. You push away how much you miss your family because you are always so focused on your dream. When abuse happens, athletes are so good at pushing it away.
2023 March 25, Talya Minsberg, “In Her New Book, Kara Goucher Keeps Running Accountable”, in The New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincom-
- Proto-Indo-European*perh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*pérh₃tis?
- Proto-Italic*partis
- Latinpars
- Latinpartiō
- Latinpartior
- Latincompartīrī
- Italiancompartire
- Italiancompartimento
- Middle Frenchcompartiment
- Englishcompartment
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishcompartmental
- Englishcompartmentalize
- Englishcompartmentalizer
From compartmentalize + -er.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
compartmentalizer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compartmentalizer
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