divider

American  

[dih-vahy-der] / dɪˈvaɪ dər /

noun

1. a person or thing that divides.

2. dividers, a pair of compasses, as used for dividing lines, measuring, etc.

3. a partition between two areas or dividing one area into two, as a piece of cardboard in a box or a bookcase jutting out from a wall.

4. room divider.

5. Mining. bunton.

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divider British  

/ dɪˈvaɪdə /

noun

1. Also called: room divider.  a screen or piece of furniture placed so as to divide a room into separate areas

2. a person or thing that divides

3. electronics an electrical circuit with an output that is a well-defined fraction of the given input

   a voltage divider

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Other Word Forms

• predivider
  noun

Etymology

Origin of divider

First recorded in 1520–30; divide + -er ¹

Example Sentences

As a result, Friday's evening play will feature just the second instalment of the match between Barry Hawkins and Mark Williams, with the divider raised so the whole arena can watch.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

A witness told the station that the car had smashed into a divider at the tunnel that passes underneath the airport.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

Okeke was traveling with a teenage passenger in his vehicle when Wheaton crossed the center divider and crashed into his vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025

She bangs her shell against the metal divider to get their attention.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2024

He used his fingers to make a divider and measured it straight down, but it didn’t mean anything.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen

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