sifter

noun
/ˈsɪftɚ/US

Etymology

From sift + -er.

  1. inherited from *siftijan
  2. inherited from siftan
  3. inherited from syften
  4. suffixed as sifter — “sift + er

Definitions

  1. A tool for sifting, especially one for powdered cooking ingredients.

    • Near-synonym: sieve
  2. One who sifts.

    • He was employed as a sifter.
  3. Any lamellirostral bird, as a duck or goose, so called because it sifts or strains its…

    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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA