Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strainer

/ˈstɹeɪnɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: strain-er
IPA: /ˈstɹeɪnɚ/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

noun

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.

noun

Debris in water that blocks the passage of solid objects.

noun

One who strains.

Example Sentences

"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 […]"
"An important factor with respect to recurrence [of rectal prolapse] is the fact that many of these patients are chronic strainers."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: strener
Suffix: strain

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈstɹeɪnɚ/

Inflected Forms

strainers (plural)

Derived Forms

microstrainer strainerless

Phrases

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

Synonyms

sile sieve temse

Rhymes With

trainer container manor entertainer brainer retainer planar explainer maintainer planer plainer stainer

Questions

How do you pronounce strainer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɹeɪnɚ/.
What does strainer mean?: 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.
Where does strainer come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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