dredger

Noun

dredger (plural dredgers)

1. A vessel equipped for the removal of sand or sediment from the seabed.
   • The section includes also combination bucket and suction dredges, true suction dredgers, the Friihling dredge, the reclamation dredge, the longshoot dredge, the hopper barge, the self-propelling hopper, and the rock cutter.1923, Marine Engineer and Naval Architect - Volume 46, page 162
2. One who fishes with a dredge.
3. A dredging machine.
4. A container with a perforated lid, used to sprinkle sugar or flour.
   • In the kitchen Mrs. Piper was busy with a flour dredger, a rolling pin, and a basin of dough.1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 32

   Synonyms:

   dredging box