To separate off means to set something apart or isolate it from others, either literally by removing it physically or figuratively by distinguishing it in some way. This could involve separating a specific object, person, group, or concept from a larger whole or collective.
Separator
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One who, or that which, separates. Specifically:(a) (Steam Boilers) A device for depriving steam of particles ofwater mixed with it.(b) (Mining) An apparatus for sorting pulverized ores into grades, orseparating them from gangue. (c) (Weaving)
Separator meaning & definition 1 of Separator.
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A person who separates you from your money.
Usually a con man or other [slickster].Separator meaning & definition 2 of Separator.
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A machine or device that separates something into its constituent or distinct elements.
Separator meaning & definition 3 of Separator.
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