/kul"euhn deuhr, kol"-/ , n.
a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.
Also, cullender .
[ 1400-50; late ME colyndore, perh. (with nasalization) colador colatorium, equiv. to L cola ( re ) to strain (v. deriv. of colum strainer) + -torium -TORY 2 ]