di·vid·er 
/dəˈvaɪdɚ/ noun
plural di·vid·ers /dəˈvaɪdɚ/ noun 1 [count] a : a thing that keeps two spaces or areas separate
▪ Concrete barriers are used as highway dividers.
b : someone or something that causes people to disagree with one another
▪ She has proven to be a divider of people. ▪ He says that he's a uniter, not a divider. 2 dividers [plural] : a tool that consists of two pointed sticks joined at the top and that is used for measuring or marking lines and angles
▪ a pair of dividers
▪ Concrete barriers are used as highway dividers.
b : someone or something that causes people to disagree with one another
▪ She has proven to be a divider of people. ▪ He says that he's a uniter, not a divider.
▪ a pair of dividers
