Word: strainer
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: strain
er
Definition: A perforated screen or openwork (usually at the end of a suction pipe of a pump), used to prevent solid bodies from mixing in a liquid stream or flowline.
Morphemes:
Affix: strain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To percolate; to be filtered.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: stringere
Language: la
Decoded: stringere
Meaning: to draw tight together, to tie
Affix: -er
Language: en
Meaning: agent noun
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; Used to form nouns denoting an agent of use, such as a dealer or artisan, from other nouns.