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divider
noun
di·vid·er
də-ˈvī-dər 
1
: one that divides
2
3
: something serving as a partition between separate spaces or areas
a highway divider
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
The 14-liter size is big enough to swallow a weekend’s worth of clothes, yet the zippered mesh dividers keep things neat.
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Joe Jackson, Outside, 17 Nov. 2025
The pop star and Cynthia Erivo, her Wicked costar and fellow Oscar nominee, were walking the red carpet when Wen — who later boasted about the incident and his subsequent arrest on Instagram — jumped over a divider and sprinted straight toward Grande.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2025
In 2017, Athletic Business, a trade publication for sports-facility design and management, reported that communal showers without curtains or dividers had virtually disappeared from new construction.
—Jacob Beckert, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025
Here, an antique room divider adds depth to a formal living room.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
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Joe Jackson, Outside, 17 Nov. 2025
The pop star and Cynthia Erivo, her Wicked costar and fellow Oscar nominee, were walking the red carpet when Wen — who later boasted about the incident and his subsequent arrest on Instagram — jumped over a divider and sprinted straight toward Grande.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2025
In 2017, Athletic Business, a trade publication for sports-facility design and management, reported that communal showers without curtains or dividers had virtually disappeared from new construction.
—Jacob Beckert, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025
Here, an antique room divider adds depth to a formal living room.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Divider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divider. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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divider
noun
di·vid·er
də-ˈvīd-ər
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
: 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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