noun
- plural of sifter; devices or tools used to separate fine particles from coarse ones by passing through a mesh or screen
- plural of sifter; people who sift through materials or information carefully
Examples
- The baker used flour sifters to ensure smooth batter.
- Gold miners relied on sifters to separate precious metal from dirt.
- The kitchen had several sifters of different mesh sizes.
- Data sifters worked through thousands of documents.
- Archaeological sifters carefully examined soil samples.
- The tea sifters removed broken leaves from the blend.