filter
noun
any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
filterer
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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
"There's only water in the tap; the filterer is broke."
From A Crooked Path A Novel by Mrs. Alexander
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 James Fenimore Cooper
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 Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton
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 Maturin Murray Ballou
