digester

noun

di·​gest·​er dī-ˈje-stər How to pronounce digester (audio)
də-
1
: one that digests or makes a digest
2
: a vessel for digesting especially plant or animal materials

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Is there enough organic waste to send to an anaerobic digester facility, where organic matter is turned into fuel? Cassandra Klos, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025 Each of Vanguard Renewables’ five digesters produces enough energy to heat 1,600 to 3,500 homes per year. Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Mar. 2025 Antibiotics fed to cattle to treat disease also wreaks havoc on a digester’s operations and can drop efficiency even more. Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 That said, anaerobic digesters have some weaknesses. Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for digester

Word History

First Known Use

1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of digester was in 1614

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“Digester.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digester. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

Medical Definition

digester

noun
di·​gest·​er -ˈjes-tər How to pronounce digester (audio)
1
: one that digests
2
: a medicine or an article of food that aids digestion
3
also digestor : a vessel or apparatus for digesting
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