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defecator

noun
/ˈdɛfɪˌkeɪtə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

From defecate + -or.

  1. borrowed from dēfaecātus
  2. suffixed as defecator — “defecate + or”

Definitions

  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. That which cleanses or purifies

    That which cleanses or purifies; especially, an apparatus for removing impurities from juices and syrups.

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for defecator. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA