English Explanatory Dictionary

strainer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Debris in water that blocks the passage of solid objects.
  4. One who strains.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɹeɪnɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-strainer.wav

Word forms

strainer strainers

Etymology

From Middle English strener, streynour, strenyour, equivalent to strain + -er.

Synonyms

sieve sile temse

Derived words

cocktail strainer fish strainer gnat-strainer microstrainer soup strainer spider strainer strainerless strainer post tea strainer

Translations

Arabic: مِصْفَاة Central Bikol: sernian Bulgarian: цедка Catalan: colador Chinese Mandarin: 濾器 /滤器 Chinese Mandarin: 滤器 Chinese Mandarin: 過濾器 /过滤器 Chinese Mandarin: 过滤器 Chinese Mandarin: 網濾 /网滤 Chinese Mandarin: 网滤 Chinese Mandarin: 笊籬 /笊篱 Dutch: filter Dutch: vergiet Esperanto: kribrilo Finnish: siivilä French: filtre Georgian: თუშფალანგი German: Sieb German: Durchschlag Greek: σουρωτήρι Hindi: छन्नी Hungarian: szűrő Hungarian: szita Icelandic: sigti Irish: síothlán Italian: colino Italian: colatoio Japanese: 濾過器 Japanese: ストレーナー Latin: cōlum Macedonian: це́далка Macedonian: це́дилка Malayalam: അരിപ്പ Māori: tātari Occitan: filtre Occitan: colador Occitan: mancha Persian: ماشوب Plautdietsch: Säw Polish: sito Polish: cedzak Portuguese: peneira Romanian: strecurătoare Russian: си́то Russian: фильтр Russian: си́течко Russian: дуршла́г Scottish Gaelic: sìoltachan Serbo-Croatian: цедило Serbo-Croatian: cedilo Serbo-Croatian: цједило Serbo-Croatian: cjedilo Slovak: sito Slovak: cedidlo Spanish: colador Spanish: filtro Swedish: sil Swedish: filter Swedish: durkslag Swedish: sikt Tagalog: salaan Tamil: வடிகட்டி Turkish: süzgeç Ottoman Turkish: سوزكج Ottoman Turkish: مصفات Waray-Waray: saraan
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