Precipitator
//pɹɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪtə(ɹ)// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who or that which precipitates (causes something to happen or urges it on with vehemence or rashness).
"[…] those of that sect […] that call’d themselves by that name of Zealots, and withal, took upon them to be the saviours and preservers of the City, but as it prov’d, the hastners & precipitators of the destruction of that Kingdom […]"
- 2 removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation wordnet
- 3 A person who, or device that, carries out precipitation.
- 4 An apparatus which removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation.
Example
More examples"[…] those of that sect […] that call’d themselves by that name of Zealots, and withal, took upon them to be the saviours and preservers of the City, but as it prov’d, the hastners & precipitators of the destruction of that Kingdom […]"
Etymology
Latin praecipitator (“an overthrower”); equivalent to precipitate + -or.
Related phrases
More for "precipitator"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.