A device, person, or thing that exhausts or depletes something; often a mechanical fan or pump that removes air or fluids.
From exhaust plus the agent suffix -er (one who or that which performs an action). Industrial terminology from the 19th century onward.
Industrial exhaust systems use 'exhausters' to manage harmful gases—these devices are literally what keeps factories from poisoning entire communities, yet most people never think about them!
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