sifter
noun
a person or thing that sifts.
sifters
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pluralof sifter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Amazon provided kits to help prepare for wildfire season — including shovels, rakes, sifters, gloves and masks.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
In the parking lot of the market, there were bundles of clothing, toys for children, pet food, shovels and sifters, and boxes of food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2017
There are sifters for sale, but anyone can make one.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2016
I remember judging a short-story prize where the organisers were so overwhelmed with the number of entries, they employed sifters to reduce the number to an amount they thought the judges could read.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2013
Lina hadn’t thought about it before, but now she wondered about the trash sifters.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
