sifter en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɪftɚ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From sift + -er.
Meanings
-
A tool for sifting, especially one for powdered cooking ingredients.
Near-synonym: sieve
-
(rare) One who sifts.
He was employed as a sifter.
- Any lamellirostral bird, as a duck or goose, so called because it sifts or strains its food from the water and mud by means of the lamellae of the beak.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sifters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Translations (19)
ota قلبورجی (one who sifts) · es colador (tool for sifting) · ga criathradóir (tool for sifting) · de Sieb (tool for sifting) · fi seula (tool for sifting) · ca cernedor (tool for sifting) · pl arfa (tool for sifting) · tr elekçi (one who sifts) · uk си́то (tool for sifting) · ga criathar (tool for sifting) · ga scagaire (tool for sifting) · nb sil (tool for sifting) · unm pawënikàn (tool for sifting) · de Sieber (one who sifts) · pl sito (tool for sifting) · pl przesiewacz (tool for sifting) · ota الكجی (one who sifts) · bg сито (tool for sifting) · tr kalburcu (one who sifts)