tea maker

American  

noun

1. a perforated, spoonlike object used as a tea strainer and having a hinged, convex lid.

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tea-maker British  

noun

1. Also called (esp Brit): infuser.   tea egg.  a device with perforations used to infuse tea in a cup of boiling water

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Etymology

Origin of tea maker

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Like many people, my garage and closets are littered with the detritus of modern life—from stacks of paperbacks and fancy china to a fussy tea maker, still swaddled in its box.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

He often encourages Mr. Wong, the tea maker, to practice his English more.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2022

The tea maker delayed its quarterly report because of accounting issues and said it doesn’t expect to reach its financial projections.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2016

In addition, Legendary inked deals with more than two dozen major marketing partners including Jeep, Intel, Lenovo, an insurance company and an herbal tea maker, resulting in a juggernaut of promotional muscle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2016

The tea is finely powdered dust; the tea maker is supposed to measure exactly the capacity of the drinker and to take enough of this finely powdered tea to make three and one-half mouthfuls exactly.

From An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China by Conger, Emily Bronson