How do I use jQuery to select all children except a select element

I have a div (let's say the id is "container") with many elements in it, including a select element. I'd like to select all everything in the div except the select. Things I've tried:

$("#container *:not(select)")

$("#container *:not(#selectorid)")



//put a div around the select and...

$("#container *:not(#selectorcontainer)")

$("#container *:not(#selectorcontainer *)")

$("#container *:not(#selectorcontainer, #selectorcontainer *)")

Also tried without wildcard descendant selector, so just like all the above, but

$("#container:not(#selectorid)")

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