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 . <EOS>