percolator
noun
per·co·la·tor
ˈpər-kə-ˌlā-tər 
nonstandard
-kyə-
: one that percolates
specifically
: a coffeepot in which boiling water rising through a tube is repeatedly deflected downward through a perforated basket containing ground coffee beans to extract their essence
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People used to mostly make coffee with percolators.
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It’s traditionally made using a small metal percolator similar to the kind used for Vietnamese cà phê.
—Meher Mirza, Saveur, 27 Feb. 2025
Just add hot water and coffee grounds and stick the percolator over the fire.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
But these businesses are also a percolator of revolutionary thought leadership.
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Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2025
It’s traditionally made using a small metal percolator similar to the kind used for Vietnamese cà phê.
—Meher Mirza, Saveur, 27 Feb. 2025
Just add hot water and coffee grounds and stick the percolator over the fire.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
But these businesses are also a percolator of revolutionary thought leadership.
—David G. Allan, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for percolator
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“Percolator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percolator. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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percolator
noun
per·co·la·tor
ˈpər-kə-ˌlāt-ər
: a coffeepot in which boiling water rising through a tube is repeatedly turned downward through a basket with holes that contains ground coffee beans to make coffee
Medical Definition
percolator
noun
per·co·la·tor
ˈpər-kə-ˌlāt-ər
: an apparatus for the extraction of a drug with a liquid solvent by downward displacement
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