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leacher

leacher

1 9.7
A person or machine that removes a substance from soil using a liquid
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : lixiviador
  • In general, though, it appears that rural leachers' overall satisfaction with their work life is strongly related to school activities that satisfy their need for self-actualization and their need to demonstrate professional competency.

Examples

  • A leacher is a device that extracts iron from ore by leaching it with a chemical solution.

  • Dr. Leacher, we need to ask you--

    National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)

  • During games, leachers become more like facilitators.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The Scottish in-service leachers were selected from primary schools in a 25-mile radius of St. Andrew's College in Bearsden, Scotland.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The scientist used a leacher to obtain pure extracts from the soil samples.

  • In the laboratory, the leacher efficiently removed impurities from the water.

Synonyms

extractor
vsleacher
  • Specialized
3 5.7

A machine or tool that removes something, for example honey from combs

removes a substance by letting a liquid dissolve and carry it away
reclaimer
vsleacher
5.3

A person or machine that takes useful materials from waste to use again

focuses on removing material via a dissolving process rather than recovering for reuse

Surface Forms

leacher singular
leachers plural

Morphology

leacher = leach (transparent) = leach + er

The word 'leacher' is transparently derived from 'leach' with the addition of the agentive suffix '-er', indicating a person or device that performs the action of leaching.

Etymology

The word leacher comes from the verb leach, which originally meant 'to wash' or 'let water pass through' so liquid could carry things away. The -er part means 'one who', so a leacher is literally 'one who washes out' or extracts a substance by passing liquid through material, which explains the modern meaning.