Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun divider

4 senses of divider

Sense 1
splitter, divider -- (a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics)
       => taxonomist, taxonomer, systematist -- (a biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior)

Sense 2
divider -- (a person who separates something into parts or groups)
       => person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")

Sense 3
partition, divider -- (a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another))
       => structure, construction -- (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons")

Sense 4
divider -- (a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements)
       => drafting instrument -- (an instrument used by a draftsman in making drawings)