Di-vīd'er, n.
n. 1. One who, or that which, divides; that which separates into parts.
Sense 2. One who deals out to each his share; a distributor.
Who made me a judge or a divider over you? Luke xii. 14.
Sense 3. One who, or that which, disunites. “Money, the great divider of the world.” Swift.
Sense 4. (pl.) An instrument, usually with two legs, opening by a joint, for dividing lines, describing circles, &c.; compasses.
The term dividers is usually applied to the instrument as made for the use of draughtsmen, &c.; compasses to the coarser instrument used by carpenters.