1. people who examine or filter things to determine their suitability or quality
2. devices or barriers used to block, filter, or separate things
3. advance copies of films sent to critics and industry professionals for review
Usage: film industry

Examples

• Airport screeners carefully examined each passenger’s luggage.
• The job screeners reviewed hundreds of applications each day.
• Medical screeners tested volunteers for the clinical trial.
• The company installed new screeners to filter out dust particles.
• Critics received screeners of the new movie weeks before its release.
• Security screeners use metal detectors at the entrance.
• The screeners rejected several candidates during the initial review.