separator

English

Etymology

separate + -or

Noun

separator (plural separators)

  1. An object located between two or more things and hence separating them.
    • 1998, Elisa Ferri; Lisa Kenny; Dana Epstein, Style on Hand: Perfect Nail and Skin Care, page 44:
      When applying polish, always use toe separators to keep toes apart.
  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.

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Latin

Verb

sēparātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of sēparō

References

  • separator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • separator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Romanian

Etymology

From French séparateur, from Latin separator.

Noun

separator n (plural separatori)

  1. separator

Declension

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