departer

English

Etymology

From depart +‎ -er.

Noun

departer (plural departers)

  1. Someone who departs.
    • 1961, British Columbia Provincial Museum, Report of the Provincial Museum of Natural History, page 22:
      Late departers (late May) are surf scoters, while harlequins and white-winged scoters may occur in summer.
  2. (obsolete, metallurgy) Someone who refines metals by separation.

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