compostern.

Brit.

/ˈkɒmpɒstə/,

/kəmˈpɒstə/, U.S.

/ˈkɑmˌpoʊstər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: compost v., compost n.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < compost v. or compost n.¹+ -er suffix¹.

1. A person who makes or uses compost; a person who or thing which provides compost.

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1853 Cultivator 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.

1864 E. Morris Ten Acres Enough (ed. 3) xii. 104 Hogs are the best composters known.

1947 A. Howard Soil & Health xiii. 220 The composter may rest assured that neither flies nor smell will develop.

1991 N.Y. Times 21 Nov. c6/4 It's out of my pocket now, so everybody's a gung-ho composter.

2005 Santa 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.

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1972 Last Whole Earth Catal. (Portola Inst.) 52/1 (heading) Swedish composter.

1992 Canad. Living Aug. 21/2 Charcoal ash can be added to your composter.

1996 Independent 18 Sept. 15/4 In the past, game shows have been all about winning..things, as in holidays, microwaves, crystal wine goblets, garden composters.

2004 Backwoods Home Mag. Jan.–Feb. 71/1 Even the new tumbler-style composters have to be loaded and unloaded.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	composter
释义	compostern. Brit. /ˈkɒmpɒstə/, /kəmˈpɒstə/, U.S. /ˈkɑmˌpoʊstər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: compost v., compost n.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < compost v. or compost n.¹+ -er suffix¹. 1. A person who makes or uses compost; a person who or thing which provides compost. ΚΠ 1853 Cultivator 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. 1864 E. Morris Ten Acres Enough (ed. 3) xii. 104 Hogs are the best composters known. 1947 A. Howard Soil & Health xiii. 220 The composter may rest assured that neither flies nor smell will develop. 1991 N.Y. Times 21 Nov. c6/4 It's out of my pocket now, so everybody's a gung-ho composter. 2005 Santa 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. ΚΠ 1972 Last Whole Earth Catal. (Portola Inst.) 52/1 (heading) Swedish composter. 1992 Canad. Living Aug. 21/2 Charcoal ash can be added to your composter. 1996 Independent 18 Sept. 15/4 In the past, game shows have been all about winning..things, as in holidays, microwaves, crystal wine goblets, garden composters. 2004 Backwoods Home Mag. Jan.–Feb. 71/1 Even the new tumbler-style composters have to be loaded and unloaded. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1853
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