noun

strainer

Strainer (noun) means 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.

noun

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.

Debris in water that blocks the passage of solid objects.

One who strains.

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Etymology

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

Rhymes for strainer

miner diner liner finer niner Tiner shiner joiner whiner Rainer Reiner Weiner

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What is the meaning of strainer?

"strainer" (noun) means 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.

What are the different meanings of strainer?

"strainer" has 3 main meanings: 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.