1. a device or object that divides or keeps things apart
2. a machine that separates different substances or materials
Usage: industrial; technical
3. a symbol or character used to divide text or data
Usage: computing; typography

Examples

• The binder has plastic separators to organize different subjects.
• Use a comma as a separator between items in the list.
• The oil separator removes water from the fuel system.
• She placed a room separator to create privacy in the studio apartment.
• The magnetic separator sorts metal objects from other materials.
• Each section of the report needs a page separator.
• The cream separator divides milk into cream and skim milk.