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separator

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛpəˌɹeɪtəɹ/

The English word “separator” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sēparātor.

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