/ Dictionary / Index S separator: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: sep•a•ra•tor Pronunciation: (sep'u-rā"tur), [key] — n. a person or thing that separates. any of various apparatus for separating one thing from another, as cream from milk, steam from water, or wheat from chaff. a device that prevents metal contact between plates of opposite charge in a storage battery. retainer (def. 3). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: separator (Thesaurus) separative separatory Related Content Daily Word Quiz: endear Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language