noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
/ˈsɛpəˌɹeɪtəɹ/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:S EH1 P AH0 R EY2 T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An object located between two or more things and hence separating them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 2
A device for removing one substance from another, such as cream from milk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
One who separates; an agent performing the action of separating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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