drainer - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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• Rhymes: -eɪnə(ɹ)

From drain (verb) + -er.

drainer (plural drainers)

1. That which drains.
   • 1999, Pai Obanya, The dilemma of education in Africa, page 175:
     The radical shift in mentality is even more necessary when analysts see Education simply as a drainer of resources.
   • 2003, Gail Waesche Kislevitz, The Spirit of the Marathon, page 78:
     I know that poor form is one of the biggest drainers of energy, so even though I slowed down significantly I made a very conscious effort to maintain good form.
2. A frame or rack for allowing washed crockery etc to dry naturally.
   Synonym: draining board
3. A perforated rack on which washed dishes, etc. may be placed in order to dry.
   Synonyms: dish rack, drying rack, dish drainer
4. (fandom slang) Alternative form of Drainer.

From drain (noun) + -er.

drainer (plural drainers)

1. A person who explores drains, tunnels, or sewers.
2. Alternative spelling of Drainer

• Reinard, darrein, randier, redrain

Borrowing from English drain.

• IPA(key): /dʁɛ.ne/ ~ /dʁe.ne/

drainer

1. to drain
2. (figuratively) to drain

• Catalan: drenar
• Galician: drenar
• Italian: drenare
• Portuguese: drenar
• Spanish: drenar
• “drainer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
• rendrai