# sifter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɪftɚ/ · frequency rank #96,481

## Definitions
1. A tool for sifting, especially one for powdered cooking ingredients.
2. One who sifts.
3. Any lamellirostral bird, as a duck or goose, so called because it sifts or strains its food from the water and mud by means of the lamellae of the beak.

## Etymology
From sift + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sifter