debarker

English

Etymology 1

From de- +‎ bark +‎ -er.

Noun

debarker (plural debarkers)

1. A machine that strips the bark from felled trees prior to sawing into logs

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: kuorimakone (general); kuorimarumpu (rotary drum type)
• French: écorceur (fr) m

Etymology 2

From debark +‎ -er.

Noun

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.