Colander vs. Strainer

Colandernoun

A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food such as pasta.

Colandernoun

A utensil with a bottom perforated with little holes for straining liquids, mashed vegetable pulp, etc.; a strainer of wickerwork, perforated metal, or the like.

Colandernoun

bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods

Colandernoun

a perforated bowl used to strain off liquid from food after washing or cooking.

Colander

A colander (or cullender) is a kitchen utensil used to strain foods such as pasta or to rinse vegetables. The perforated nature of the colander allows liquid to drain through while retaining the solids inside.

Strainernoun

A device through which a liquid is passed for purification, filtering or separation from solid matter; anything (including a screen or a cloth) used to strain a liquid.

Strainernoun

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.

Strainernoun

One who strains.

Strainernoun

One who strains.

Strainernoun

That through which any liquid is passed for purification or to separate it from solid matter; anything, as a screen or a cloth, used to strain a liquid; a device of the character of a sieve or of a filter; specifically, an openwork or perforated screen, as for the end of the suction pipe of a pump, to prevent large solid bodies from entering with a liquid.

Strainernoun

a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through

Strainernoun

a device having holes punched in it or made of crossed wires for separating solid matter from a liquid