A vacuum cleaner comprising: a suction inlet; a suction source configured to generate an airflow through the suction inlet to draw debris with the airflow through the suction inlet; and a separator assembly downstream from the suction inlet and a debris collection chamber, the separator assembly including a container that defines a cyclonic separator about a separator axis, the container having a dirty air inlet positioned to receive the airflow and debris to rotate around the separator axis in a first direction within the container, a clean air outlet that discharges the airflow from the separator assembly, a shroud located in the container forming an airflow passageway between the dirty air inlet and the clean air outlet, the airflow passageway formed by a plurality of vanes defining openings between adjacent vanes positioned to direct the airflow and debris in a second direction at least partially opposed to the first direction redirecting airflow into the shroud, a mesh screen positioned on the shroud outside the plurality of vanes to cover the airflow passageway, and a filter at least partially within the shroud extending around the separator axis positioned in an airflow path between the plurality of vanes and the clean air outlet. a suction inlet; a suction source configured to generate an airflow through the suction inlet to draw debris with the airflow through the suction inlet; and a separator assembly downstream from the suction inlet and a debris collection chamber, the separator assembly including a container that defines a cyclonic separator about a separator axis, the container having a dirty air inlet positioned to receive the airflow and debris to rotate around the separator axis in a first direction within the container, a clean air outlet that discharges the airflow from the separator assembly, a shroud located in the container forming an airflow passageway between the dirty air inlet and the clean air outlet, the airflow passageway formed by a plurality of vanes defining openings between adjacent vanes positioned to direct the airflow and debris in a second direction at least partially opposed to the first direction redirecting airflow into the shroud, a mesh screen positioned on the shroud outside the plurality of vanes to cover the airflow passageway, and a filter at least partially within the shroud extending around the separator axis positioned in an airflow path between the plurality of vanes and the clean air outlet. a container that defines a cyclonic separator about a separator axis, the container having a dirty air inlet positioned to receive the airflow and debris to rotate around the separator axis in a first direction within the container, a clean air outlet that discharges the airflow from the separator assembly, a shroud located in the container forming an airflow passageway between the dirty air inlet and the clean air outlet, the airflow passageway formed by a plurality of vanes defining openings between adjacent vanes positioned to direct the airflow and debris in a second direction at least partially opposed to the first direction redirecting airflow into the shroud, a mesh screen positioned on the shroud outside the plurality of vanes to cover the airflow passageway, and a filter at least partially within the shroud extending around the separator axis positioned in an airflow path between the plurality of vanes and the clean air outlet.