strainer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through

WordNet

Strain"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who strains.
  2. That through which any liquid is passed for purification or to separate it from solid matter; anything, as a screen or a cloth, used to strain a liquid; a device of the character of a sieve or of a filter; specifically, an openwork or perforated screen, as for the end of the suctionpipe of a pump, to prevent large solid bodies from entering with a liquid.

Webster 1913