divider

noun

di·​vid·​er də-ˈvī-dər How to pronounce divider (audio)
1
: one that divides
2
dividers plural : an instrument for measuring or marking (as in dividing lines)
3
: something serving as a partition between separate spaces or areas
a highway divider

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Examples of divider in a Sentence

Concrete barriers are used as highway dividers. She has proven to be a divider of people. He says that he's a uniter, not a divider.
Recent Examples on the Web And why vote for someone who cannot intelligently discuss world issues, someone who is a divider rather than a peace broker? Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024 With the cubby box upside down (so the longer edges of the cubby dividers are down), align the board for the bottom of the cubbies along the sides. Lucy Fitzgerald, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2024 Tuesday night, the female driver of a 2022 Honda Odyssey crashed into a concrete divider, on Interstate 81 in Lackawanna County, roughly 130 miles northwest of New York City, Pennsylvania State Police said. USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024 The Tuff Tainer does all this, with the addition of an adjustable divider system, and the anti-corrosion technology to protect your tackle. Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024 Useful pockets, pouches, and dividers ensure that every product has a secure spot. Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 14 Feb. 2024 Just beyond the rig on this winter afternoon, trucks and cars continued streaming down State Road 198 in Hanford, separated from the construction site by white dividers. Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024 The original plastic room divider and original curtains were removed. Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024 Keep your books in a basket, store toiletries in trays and add dividers to drawers. Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of divider was in 1534

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Cite this Entry

“Divider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divider. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

divider

noun
di·​vid·​er də-ˈvīd-ər How to pronounce divider (audio)
1
: something that divides
a room divider
2
plural : an instrument for measuring or marking

Medical Definition

divider

noun
di·​vid·​er də-ˈvīd-ər How to pronounce divider (audio)
: the second incisor tooth of a horse situated between the center and corner incisors on each side compare nipper sense 2

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