digester

/daɪˈdʒɛstər/
noun
  1. A person or thing that breaks down food in the stomach or another part of the digestive system.
    • A healthy digester relies on good bacteria to help break down food.
    • The stomach is the main digester of proteins in the human body.
    • Some animals have multiple digesters to process tough plant material.
  2. A container or machine used to break down organic material, such as in composting or wastewater treatment.
    • The farm uses a large digester to turn food scraps into fertilizer.
    • They installed a new digester to process kitchen waste more efficiently.
    • Methane gas from the digester powers the entire treatment plant.
  3. A person who reads or studies something carefully in order to understand or summarize it.
    • He is a quick digester of complex scientific papers.
    • As a news digester, she reads multiple articles every morning.
    • The editor is a skilled digester of long reports, turning them into short summaries.
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