sift ‧ er /ˈsɪftə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . British English a container with a lot of small holes in the top used for shaking flour, sugar etc onto things SYN shaker American English
2 . American English a container with a handle and a lot of small holes on the bottom, used for removing large pieces from flour or for mixing flour and other dry things together in cooking