separator
noun/ˈsɛpəˌɹeɪtəɹ/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin sēparātor.
1
An object located between two or more things and hence separating them.
- When applying polish, always use toe separators to keep toes apart.1998, Elisa Ferri, Lisa Kenny, Dana Epstein, Style on Hand: Perfect Nail and Skin Care, page 44:
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.
- Death, the mystery, the great separator of friend from friend and loved one from loved one1979 December 8, Nancy Walker, “Remembering David Brill”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 20, page 15:
- Derived terms
- cyclone separator, microseparator, word separator