divider
divider Lexical Profile
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• noun
A screen, partition, barrier, or tabbed card placed between spaces, roadways, or sections of a binder to keep them separate.
"She placed plastic dividers in her notebook to organize the notes for each academic subject."
A person, issue, or factor that causes disagreement or disunity among people.
"The leader promised to act as a unifier for the community rather than a divider."
A measuring instrument consisting of two hinged, pointed legs (usually used in the plural as 'dividers'), used for measuring distances on maps or transferring measurements.
"The navigator used a pair of brass dividers to measure the exact distance between the two islands on the chart."
• Rhymes for divider
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Late Middle English from the verb 'divide' (from Latin 'dividere', meaning 'to force apart or distribute') combined with the agent suffix '-er'.