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drainers

drainers is the plural of drainer.

Meaning of drainer

Noun (1)

drainer (plural drainers)

  1. That which drains.
    • The radical shift in mentality is even more necessary when analysts see Education simply as a drainer of resources.1999, Pai Obanya, The dilemma of education in Africa, page 175
  2. A frame or rack for allowing washed crockery etc to dry naturally.
    Synonyms:
    draining board
  3. A perforated rack on which washed dishes, etc. may be placed in order to dry.

Noun (2)

drainer (plural drainers)

  1. A person who explores drains, tunnels, or sewers.

See all 5 meanings of drainer

Noun capitalized: Drainers

Drainers

  1. (plural) plural of Drainer

Phrases with drainers

Questions about drainers

What is drainers the plural of?
Drainers is the plural of drainer.
What part of speech is drainers?
Drainers is a noun.

Words near drainers in the dictionary

  1. drained the snake
  2. drained the swamp
  3. drainee
  4. drainees
  5. drainer
  6. drainers
  7. draines
  8. drainest
  9. draineth
  10. drainfield
  11. drainfields

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Adapted from Wiktionary: drainers (page history and authors); Drainers (page history and authors); drainer (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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