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compartmentalizer

compartmentalizer noun: one who compartmentalizes.

Noun

compartmentalizer (plural compartmentalizers)

  1. 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 Times
    • 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

Forms of compartmentalizer

pluralcompartmentalizers

Origin of compartmentalizer

From compartmentalize + -er.

Questions about compartmentalizer

What does compartmentalizer mean?
Compartmentalizer means one who compartmentalizes.
What part of speech is compartmentalizer?
Compartmentalizer is a noun.
What is the plural of compartmentalizer?
The plural of compartmentalizer is compartmentalizers.

Words near compartmentalizer in the dictionary

  1. compartmentalizable
  2. compartmentalization
  3. compartmentalizations
  4. compartmentalize
  5. compartmentalized
  6. compartmentalizer
  7. compartmentalizers
  8. compartmentalizes
  9. compartmentalizing
  10. compartmentally
  11. compartmentation

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