Definition of "divider"

divider

/dɪˈvaɪdə(ɹ)/

noun
plural dividers
1. One who or that which divides or separates.
  Quotations
  I was greatly his inferior, but love is a quick divider of shares: he that gathers much has nothing over, and he that gathers little has no lack.
  1891, George MacDonald, A Rough Shaking, page 33
  1. A physical object for dividing up a space.
    Quotations
    It is perfectly possible to separate one area of a room from another, or even to create an entirely new room, with a lightweight room divider that assembles with a minimum of fuss.
    1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, page 58
  2. A piece of card placed in a ring binder to separate groups of documents.
  3. An electronic device for separating a signal, frequency, etc., into two or more parts.
2. A device resembling a drawing compass and used to transfer measurements of length.
3. (US) or central reservation (UK) of a highway or other road where traffic in opposite directions are kept separated.