strainer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈstɹeɪnɚ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English strener, streynour, strenyour, equivalent to strain + -er.
Meanings
- 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.
- 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.
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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 […]
2010, Kevin L. Erskine, Erica J. Armstrong, Water-Related Death Investigation, page 99:
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One who strains.
An important factor with respect to recurrence [of rectal prolapse] is the fact that many of these patients are chronic strainers.
2008, Kirby I. Bland, Michael G. Sarr, Markus W. Büchler, General Surgery: Principles and International Practice, page 843:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| strainers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tea strainer · strainer post · soup strainer · spider strainer · microstrainer · cocktail strainer · strainerless · fish strainer · gnat-strainer
Synonyms
Translations (67)
sv filter (utensil) · pt peneira (utensil) · hu szűrő (utensil) · sh цедило (utensil) · cmn 过滤器 (utensil) · it colatoio (utensil) · cmn 网滤 (utensil) · cmn 濾器 /滤器 (utensil) · ro strecurătoare (utensil) · sh цједило (utensil) · ota سوزكج (utensil) · cmn 過濾器 /过滤器 (utensil) · de Sieb (utensil) · tl salaan (utensil) · mk це́далка (utensil) · la cōlum (utensil) · pl sito (utensil) · bg цедка (utensil) · is sigti (utensil) · sh cedilo (utensil) · war saraan (utensil) · ja 濾過器 (utensil) · sh cjedilo (utensil) · sv durkslag (utensil) · es colador (utensil) · hu szita (utensil) · ja ストレーナー (utensil) · fr filtre (utensil) · ru си́то (utensil) · bcl sernian (utensil) · ru дуршла́г (utensil) · nl vergiet (utensil) · sv sikt (utensil) · ml അരിപ്പ (utensil) · oc filtre (utensil) · ota مصفات (utensil) · ru фильтр (utensil) · fa ماشوب (utensil) · fi siivilä (utensil) · oc mancha (utensil) · it colino (utensil) · el σουρωτήρι (utensil) · sk sito (utensil) · es coladera (utensil) · ca colador (utensil) · sk cedidlo (utensil) · nl filter (utensil) · tr süzgeç (utensil) · ar مِصْفَاة (utensil) · mi tātari (utensil) · sv sil (utensil) · de Durchschlag (utensil) · cmn 滤器 (utensil) · cmn 笊籬 /笊篱 (utensil) · cmn 網濾 /网滤 (utensil) · oc colador (utensil) · ga síothlán (utensil) · es coladero (utensil) · ta வடிகட்டி (utensil) · ru си́течко (utensil) · hi छन्नी (utensil) · ka თუშფალანგი (utensil) · pdt Säw (utensil) · mk це́дилка (utensil) · eo kribrilo (utensil) · gd sìoltachan (utensil) · pl cedzak (utensil)