filterer
- a word derived from filter.
Example Sentences
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China is the world's most active and enthusiastic filterer of information.
From The Guardian • Apr. 23, 2013
Captain Crutchely, moreover, had a filterer for the cabin, and through it all the water used there was habitually passed.
From The Crater by Cooper, James Fenimore
The fresh water is thus conducted to the surface through the column of sand, which forms a perfect filterer.
From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Ballou, Maturin Murray
Bore a hole in the lower part of the cask with a gimlet, receiving the liquid stream which follows in the bottle and filterer, which is placed in a tub or basin.
From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)
Accidentally this filterer stood in a draught, and the quart or two of water that had not yet evaporated was cool and palatable; that is, cool for a ship and such a climate.
From The Crater by Cooper, James Fenimore
