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Defecator

//ˈdɛfɪˌkeɪtə(ɹ)// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who defecates.

    "Number two in the news: In January police in New Waterford, Nova Scotia, were investigating a suspected serial defecator who had soiled three locations around town during the holiday season, including the floor of a recreation center."

  2. 2
    (obsolete) that which cleanses or purifies; especially, an apparatus for removing the feculencies of juices and syrups. wordnet
  3. 3
    That which cleanses or purifies; especially, an apparatus for removing impurities from juices and syrups. archaic

    "After the preliminary filtering or settling of the juice, it is taken into the defecator, and there receives the treatment with lime."

  4. 4
    a person who defecates wordnet

Etymology

From defecate + -or.

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