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Definition of percolator noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

percolator

noun

/ˈpɜːkəleɪtə(r)/

/ˈpɜːrkəleɪtər/

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a pot for making coffee, in which boiling water is forced up a central tube and then comes down again through the coffee
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Percolator is used after these nouns:
coffee
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