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noun sep·a·ra·tor \ˈse-p(ə-ˌ)rā-tər\
: someone or something that separates two or more things from each other
Full Definition of SEPARATOR
: one that separates; especially : a device for separating liquids of different specific gravities (as cream from milk) or liquids from solids
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First Known Use of SEPARATOR
1607
Related to SEPARATOR
- Synonyms
- divider, partition, separation, division
Rhymes with SEPARATOR
abdicator, abnegator, activator, actuator, adulator, advocator, agitator, alligator, allocator, animator, annotator, applicator, arbitrator, aspirator, aviator, brachiator, buccinator, calculator, calibrator, captivator, carburetor, castigator, circulator, commentator, commutator, compensator, compurgator, concentrator, confiscator, congregator, consecrator, consummator, contemplator, corporator, correlator, cultivator, decorator, defalcator, delegator, demonstrator, denigrator, depredator, desecrater, designator, detonator, deviator, dissipater, dominator, dura mater, educator, elevator, emulator, escalator, estimator, excavator, explicator, expurgator, extirpator, fabricator, fascinator, figure skater, flocculator, formulator, fornicator, fractionator, fumigator, generator, gladiator, hesitater, hibernator, imitator, immolator, impregnator, incubator, indicator, infiltrator, in-line skater, innovator, inhalator, inspirator, instigator, insulator, integrator, lacrimator, liberator, liquidator, literator, lubricator, macerator, masticator, mediator, mitigator, moderator, modulator, motivator, mutilator, navigator, nomenclator, nominator, numerator, obturator, operator, orchestrator, oscillator, peculator, percolator, perforator, perpetrator, pia mater, pollinator, postulator, procreator, procurator, promulgator, propagator, punctuator, radiator, re-creator, remonstrator, renovator, resonator, respirator, revelator, roller skater, rubricator, rusticator, salivator, second-rater, selling-plater, simulator, stimulator, subjugator, Sunset Crater, syncopator, syndicator, tabulator, terminator, vaccinator, vacillator, valuator, venerator, ventilator, vindicator, violator, vitiator
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separator
noun sep·a·ra·tor \ˈsep-(ə-)ˌrāt-ər\
Medical Definition of SEPARATOR
: one that separates: as a : a device for separating liquids of different specific gravities (as cream from milk) or liquids from solids b : a dental appliance for separating adjoining teeth to give access to their surfaces
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