debagger

English

Etymology

From debag +‎ -er.

Noun

debagger (plural debaggers)

1. A machine that tears open bags to remove the contents.
   • 1992, Solid Waste & Power, volume 6, page 36:

     A debagger breaks the bag, liberates material, and automatically removes bag from the material to be sorted.

   • 1993, Herbert F. Lund, The McGraw-Hill recycling handbook, page 26-16:

     The use of mechanical debaggers to remove plastic bags, whether before or after composting, has been only partially successful. There are new mechanical debaggers on the market that are still undergoing field-testing.

Synonyms

• unbagger

Anagrams

• beggared, egg bread, rebagged