debarker

English

Etymology 1

de- +‎ bark +‎ -er

Noun

debarker (plural debarkers)

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

debark +‎ -er

Noun

debarker (plural debarkers)

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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