/ Dictionary / Index P percolator: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: per•co•la•tor Pronunciation: (pûr'ku-lā"tur), [key] — n. a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water in a repeated process is forced up a hollow stem, filters down through ground coffee in a sievelike container, and returns to the pot below. something that percolates. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: percolator (Thesaurus) percolation per contra Related Content Daily Word Quiz: inutiae Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language