1. a person or device that removes bark from logs or trees
Usage: forestry and lumber industry term
2. a person who disembarks or leaves a ship, aircraft, or other vessel
Usage: less common; derived from disembark

Examples

• The mill installed a new debarker to process logs more efficiently.
• The mechanical debarker removed the bark in a single pass.
• Workers operated the debarker to prepare timber for cutting.
• The debarker reduced labor costs at the lumber facility.
• Passengers were the first debarkers from the aircraft.