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separator

/ˈsɛpəˌɹeɪtəɹ/

separator noun: an object located between two or more things and hence separating them.

Noun

separator (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 one1979 December 8, Nancy Walker, “Remembering David Brill”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 20, page 15

separator meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Kannada

separator in Tamil

பிரியி, பிரிப்பான், பிரிப்பான் தனிப்படுத்தி, வேறாக்கி

separator in Urdu

فاصل

separator in Bengali

বিভাজক, পৃথক করার যন্ত্র

separator in Kannada

ವಿಯೋಜಕ, ಬೇರ್ಪಡಕ

Forms of separator

pluralseparators

Plural of separator: separators

Origin of separator

Borrowed from Latin sēparātor.

Words formed from separator

Questions about separator

What does separator mean?
Separator means an object located between two or more things and hence separating them.
What is separator in Tamil?
Separator in Tamil is பிரியி, பிரிப்பான், பிரிப்பான் தனிப்படுத்தி. See Separator meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is separator?
Separator is a noun.
How do you pronounce separator?
Separator is pronounced /ˈsɛpəˌɹeɪtəɹ/.
What is the plural of separator?
The plural of separator is separators.

Words near separator in the dictionary

  1. separative error
  2. separative errors
  3. separatively
  4. separativeness
  5. separatives
  6. separator
  7. separatories
  8. separators
  9. separatory
  10. separatory funnel
  11. separatrices

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: separator (page history and authors); separator (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); separator (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); separator (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); separator (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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