separator

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/ˈsɛpəˌɹeɪtəɹ/

noun

An object located between two or more things and hence separating them.

Similar
centrifugeextractor
OriginLatin sēparātor ← Proto-Italic *paro- ← Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₃o- →
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Meanings

nounseparator (plural separators)

plural separators

  1. An object located between two or more things and hence separating them.

    When applying polish, always use toe separators to keep toes apart.

    1998, Elisa Ferri, Lisa Kenny, Dana Epstein, Style on Hand: Perfect Nail and Skin Care, page 44
  2. A device for removing one substance from another, such as cream from milk.
  3. One who separates; an agent performing the action of separating.

    Death, the mystery, the great separator of friend from friend and loved one from loved one

    1979 December 8, Nancy Walker, “Remembering David Brill”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 20, page 15

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension

Similar
centrifugeextractor
Broader
apparatussetup
Also see
centrifugeextractorseparation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*s(w)é
  2. Latinsē-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*perh₃-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pr̥h₃o-
  5. Proto-Italic*paro-
  6. Latinparō
  7. Latinsēparō
  8. Latinsēparātor
  9. Englishseparator

Borrowed from Latin sēparātor.

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Translations

Afrikaans verdeler
  • verdeleran object located between two or more things and hence separating them
Bulgarian разделител, сепаратор
  • разделител (razdelitel)an object located between two or more things and hence separating them
  • сепаратор (separator)an object located between two or more things and hence separating them
Finnish erotin, erotin
  • erotinan object located between two or more things and hence separating them
  • erotindevice for removing one substance from another
  • separaattoridevice for removing one substance from another
German Abscheider
  • Abscheiderdevice for removing one substance from another
Hungarian szétválasztó, elválasztó
  • szétválasztóan object located between two or more things and hence separating them
  • elválasztóan object located between two or more things and hence separating them
  • szétválasztóone who separates
  • elválasztóone who separates
Japanese 仕切り, 分離器
  • 仕切りan object located between two or more things and hence separating them
  • 分離器device for removing one substance from another
  • 分離者one who separates
Māori hepareita, pūwhakawehe
  • hepareitadevice for removing one substance from another
  • pūwhakawehedevice for removing one substance from another
Portuguese separador, separador
  • separadoran object located between two or more things and hence separating them
  • separadordevice for removing one substance from another
Romanian separator, separator
  • separatoran object located between two or more things and hence separating them
  • separatordevice for removing one substance from another
  • separatorone who separates
Swedish avbalkning, separator
  • avbalkningan object located between two or more things and hence separating them
  • separatoran object located between two or more things and hence separating them
  • separatordevice for removing one substance from another
  • separatörone who separates
  • separatorskötareone who separates
Cite this entry
APA

separator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/separator

MLA

“separator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/separator. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “separator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/separator.

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