# percolator

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɜːkəleɪtə/ · frequency rank #96,350

## Definitions
1. A device used to brew coffee by passing boiling water through coffee grounds.
2. A pharmaceutical apparatus for producing an extract from a drug by percolation.

## Etymology
From percolate + -or.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/percolator