cribleur
French, noun/kʁi.blœʁ/
cribleur is spelled C-R-I-B-L-E-U-R (8 letters). Cribleur is a French masculine noun meaning “a worker who sifts (grains, minerals, coal) to remove rocks or other unwanted materials; sifter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui crible”.
What does cribleur mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea worker who sifts (grains, minerals, coal) to remove rocks or other unwanted materials; sifter
- 2
masculinea sifting machine, sifter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celui qui crible. 2. Machine servant à cribler.
adjective: 1. Qui permet de cribler.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cribleur
- cribleurs plural
- cribleuse feminine
- cribleuses plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cribleur?
- /kʁi.blœʁ/
- \kʁi.blœʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.