sifter
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Cookingsiftersift‧er /ˈsɪftə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 1 DFC British English a container with a lot of small holes in the top used for shaking flour, sugar etc onto things SYN shaker American English2 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 cookingExamples from the Corpussifter• Put a sifter into a medium-size mixing bowl.• Measure the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into sifter.