1. plural of debarker; people or devices that remove bark from logs or trees
Usage: forestry and lumber industry term
2. plural of debarker; people who disembark or leave a ship, aircraft, or vehicle
Usage: less common usage; see disembark

Examples

• The mill installed new debarkers to process logs more efficiently.
• Industrial debarkers can strip bark from hundreds of logs per day.
• The debarkers worked in the lumber yard from dawn until dusk.
• Modern debarkers use hydraulic pressure to remove bark cleanly.
• The ship's debarkers lined up at the gangway to exit the vessel.