Definition of "divider" []

• One that divides, especially a screen or other partition. (noun)
• Chiefly British A highway median strip. (noun)
• A device resembling a compass, used for dividing lines and transferring measurements. (noun)

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• "I think the divider is clearly Hillary, she is tearing us apart w/no hope to win this nominee ..."
• "He and I and lasirenadolce wound up at an extremely plain-spoken diner, where despite the place's complete lack of character we heard words like "counterfactual" drifting across the divider from the diners on the other side."
• "To trash Bush as the divider is simply disingenous."