sifter — English Dictionary

Noun

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

   Synonyms

   sieve

   Examples

   Near-synonym: sieve

2. One who sifts.

   Usage

   • Rare

   Examples

   He was employed as a sifter.

3. 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.

Noun

1. a household sieve (as for flour)

   Broader terms

   sievescreen