debarker

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

de- +‎ bark +‎ -er

Noun[edit]

debarker (plural debarkers)

  1. A machine that strips the bark from felled trees prior to sawing into logs
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Etymology 2[edit]

debark +‎ -er

Noun[edit]

debarker (plural debarkers)

  1. One who debarks (exits a vehicle)
    • 1973 December 8, Barb, “Hawking It — Experiences Trying To Sell This Beloved Paper Called The GCN”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 25, page 5:
      Last Friday Satya and I decided to split up fair territory at Harvard Square. He got Holyoke Center and the hot cider-pretzel-candle-jewelry competition. I drew the Coop, where unsuspecting subway debarkers are plentiful.
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