defecator

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
16
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈdɛfɪˌkeɪtə(ɹ)/(UK)
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/ˈdɛfɪˌkeɪtə(ɹ)/(UK) · /ˈdɛfəˌkeɪtə(ɹ)/(UK)

Definition of defecator

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  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.”
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noun

  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. (archaic)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.”

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Etymology

From defecate + -or.

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