- a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water is forced up through a tube and filters down through the coffee grounds into a container
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per•co•la•tor /ˈpɜrkəˌleɪtɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Fooda type of coffeepot in which boiling water is continuously forced up a hollow stem and filters down through ground coffee.
per•co•la•tor
(pûr′kə lā′tər),USA pronunciation n.
- Fooda kind of coffeepot in which boiling water in a repeated process is forced up a hollow stem, filters down through ground coffee in a sievelike container, and returns to the pot below.
- something that percolates.
- percolate + -or2 1835–45
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percolator /ˈpɜːkəˌleɪtə/ n
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