strainer
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strainer
- /ˈstɹeɪnɚ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪnə(ɹ)
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From Middle English strener, streynour, strenyour, equivalent to strain + -er.
noun strainers
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A device through which a liquid is passed for purification, filtering or separation from solid matter; anything (including a screen or a cloth) used to strain a liquid.
Similar: sile
- A perforated screen or openwork (usually at the end of a suction pipe of a pump), used to prevent solid bodies from mixing in a liquid stream or flowline.
- Debris in water that blocks the passage of solid objects. A strainer is something on the surface of the water that allows water to pass through it but not solid objects, like boats and people. Strainers are likely to consist of fallen trees, old fencing, guardrails […]
- One who strains. An important factor with respect to recurrence [of rectal prolapse] is the fact that many of these patients are chronic strainers.
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noun utensil
| Español | colador, coladera, coladero |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 濾過器 rokaki, ストレーナー sutorēnā |
| 中文 | 濾器 /滤器 lǜqì, 滤器 lǜqì, 過濾器 /过滤器 guòlǜqì, 过滤器 guòlǜqì, 網濾 /网滤, 网滤 wǎnglǜ |
| हिन्दी | छन्नी channī |
| Português | peneira |
| Français | filtre |
| Deutsch | Sieb, Durchschlag |
| Italiano | colino, colatoio |
| Ελληνικά | σουρωτήρι sourotíri |
| Română | strecurătoare |
| Русский | си́то síto, фильтр filʹtr, си́течко sítečko, дуршла́г duršlág |
| العربية | مِصْفَاة miṣfāh |
Talk about this word "strainer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/strainer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. strainer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/strainer "strainer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/strainer.Cite this
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