digester

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noun

One who, or that which, digests.

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Meanings

noundigester (plural digesters)

plural digesters · alternative dated digestor

  1. One who, or that which, digests.
  2. A vessel for converting materials, especially plant and animal matter, into materials more suitable for subsequent use or further processing, using solvents, especially water; relatively low heat; enzymes; bacteria, etc..
  3. datedA medicine or food that aids digestion, or strengthens digestive power.

    Rue is [...] a great Digeſter and Reſtorer of Appetite; [...]

    a. 1700 (date written), William Temple, “Of Health and Long-life”, in Miscellanea. The Third Part. […], London: […] Jonathan Swift, […] Benjamin Tooke, […], published 1701, →OCLC, page 174

Origin

From digest + -er.

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Translations

Finnish keitin, painekattila
  • keitinstrong closed vessel
  • painekattilastrong closed vessel
  • -kattilastrong closed vessel

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

digester. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digester

MLA

“digester.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digester. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “digester,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digester.

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