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Noun: defecator  'de-fu,key-tu(r)
  1. That which cleanses or purifies; especially, an apparatus for removing the feculencies of juices and syrups
    "The sugar refinery used a defecator to remove impurities from the raw cane juice"
     
  2. [informal] A person who defecates
    "The public restroom was occupied by a defecator";
    - voider [informal]

Derived forms: defecators

Type of: actor, apparatus, doer, setup, worker

Encyclopedia: Defecator