[f. as prec. + -OR.]
1. One who or that which evaporates.
1883. Caird, in Scotsman, 23 Nov., 9/7. A scepticism which evaporates all thought, at the same time evaporates the sceptical evaporator.
2. spec. Any apparatus for evaporating solutions, drying fruits, etc.
1827. Faraday, Chem. Manip., xxiv. 629. A bent tube evaporator.
1850. Nat. Encycl., XI. 594/1. A series of evaporating coppers or pans…. These evaporators are placed over a long flue [etc.].
1888. Pall Mall Gaz., 9 May, 12/1. An evaporator … which, besides drying fruit, may be used to bake and roast.
