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▪ I. composter
see compositor.
▪ II. composter, n.
Brit. |ˈkɒmpɒstə|, |kəmˈpɒstə|, U.S. |ˈkɑmˌpoʊstər|
[‹ compost v. or compost n.1 + -er suffix1.]
1. A person who makes or uses compost; a person who or thing which provides compost.
1853Cultivator Feb. 49/1 The whole is allowed to remain in the yard through the summer; and in the fall I find it all rich and rotten manure... Yours respectfully, Composter. Richfield Springs, N.Y. 1864E. Morris Ten Acres Enough (ed. 3) xii. 104 Hogs are the best composters known. 1947A. Howard Soil & Health xiii. 220 The composter may rest assured that neither flies nor smell will develop. 1991N.Y. Times 21 Nov. c6/4 It's out of my pocket now, so everybody's a gung-ho composter. 2005Santa Fe New Mexican (Nexis) 10 July i1 ‘I have an industrial-strength chipper; I never take anything to the landfill,’ declares Duno, who is a serious composter.
2. A container or apparatus for making compost.
1972Last Whole Earth Catal. 52/1 (heading) Swedish composter. 1992Canad. Living Aug. 21/2 Charcoal ash can be added to your composter. 1996Independent 18 Sept. 15/4 In the past, game shows have been all about winning..things, as in holidays, microwaves, crystal wine goblets, garden composters. 2004Backwoods Home Mag. Jan.–Feb. 71/1 Even the new tumbler-style composters have to be loaded and unloaded. |