drainer

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English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪnə(ɹ)
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Etymology 1

drain (verb) +‎ -er

Noun

drainer (plural drainers)

  1. That which drains.
    • 1999, Pai Obanya, The dilemma of education in Africa, page 175:
      The radical shift in mentality is even more necessary when analysts see Education simply as a drainer of resources.
    • 2003, Gail Waesche Kislevitz, The Spirit of the Marathon, page 78:
      I know that poor form is one of the biggest drainers of energy, so even though I slowed down significantly I made a very conscious effort to maintain good form.
  2. A frame or rack for allowing washed crockery etc to dry naturally.
    Synonym: draining board
  3. A perforated rack on which washed dishes, etc. may be placed in order to dry.
    Synonyms: dish rack, drying rack, dish drainer
  4. (fandom slang) Alternative form of Drainer
Translations
draining board — see draining board
dish rack — see dish rack

Etymology 2

drain (noun) +‎ -er

Noun

drainer (plural drainers)

  1. A person who explores drains, tunnels, or sewers.
  2. Alternative spelling of Drainer

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowing from English drain.

Pronunciation

Verb

drainer

  1. to drain
  2. (figuratively) to drain

Conjugation

Conjugation of drainer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple drainer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple drainant
/dʁɛ.nɑ̃/ or /dʁe.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle drainé
/dʁɛ.ne/ or /dʁe.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present draine
/dʁɛn/ 		draines
/dʁɛn/ 		draine
/dʁɛn/ 		drainons
/dʁɛ.nɔ̃/ or /dʁe.nɔ̃/ 		drainez
/dʁɛ.ne/ or /dʁe.ne/ 		drainent
/dʁɛn/
imperfect drainais
/dʁɛ.nɛ/ or /dʁe.nɛ/ 		drainais
/dʁɛ.nɛ/ or /dʁe.nɛ/ 		drainait
/dʁɛ.nɛ/ or /dʁe.nɛ/ 		drainions
/dʁɛ.njɔ̃/ or /dʁe.njɔ̃/ 		drainiez
/dʁɛ.nje/ or /dʁe.nje/ 		drainaient
/dʁɛ.nɛ/ or /dʁe.nɛ/
past historic2 drainai
/dʁɛ.ne/ or /dʁe.ne/ 		drainas
/dʁɛ.na/ or /dʁe.na/ 		draina
/dʁɛ.na/ or /dʁe.na/ 		drainâmes
/dʁɛ.nam/ or /dʁe.nam/ 		drainâtes
/dʁɛ.nat/ or /dʁe.nat/ 		drainèrent
/dʁɛ.nɛʁ/ or /dʁe.nɛʁ/
future drainerai
/dʁɛn.ʁe/ 		draineras
/dʁɛn.ʁa/ 		drainera
/dʁɛn.ʁa/ 		drainerons
/dʁɛn.ʁɔ̃/ 		drainerez
/dʁɛn.ʁe/ 		draineront
/dʁɛn.ʁɔ̃/
conditional drainerais
/dʁɛn.ʁɛ/ 		drainerais
/dʁɛn.ʁɛ/ 		drainerait
/dʁɛn.ʁɛ/ 		drainerions
/dʁɛ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /dʁe.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		draineriez
/dʁɛ.nə.ʁje/ or /dʁe.nə.ʁje/ 		draineraient
/dʁɛn.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present draine
/dʁɛn/ 		draines
/dʁɛn/ 		draine
/dʁɛn/ 		drainions
/dʁɛ.njɔ̃/ or /dʁe.njɔ̃/ 		drainiez
/dʁɛ.nje/ or /dʁe.nje/ 		drainent
/dʁɛn/
imperfect2 drainasse
/dʁɛ.nas/ or /dʁe.nas/ 		drainasses
/dʁɛ.nas/ or /dʁe.nas/ 		drainât
/dʁɛ.na/ or /dʁe.na/ 		drainassions
/dʁɛ.na.sjɔ̃/ or /dʁe.na.sjɔ̃/ 		drainassiez
/dʁɛ.na.sje/ or /dʁe.na.sje/ 		drainassent
/dʁɛ.nas/ or /dʁe.nas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — draine
/dʁɛn/ 		— drainons
/dʁɛ.nɔ̃/ or /dʁe.nɔ̃/ 		drainez
/dʁɛ.ne/ or /dʁe.ne/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Descendants

  • Catalan: drenar
  • Galician: drenar
  • Italian: drenare
  • Portuguese: drenar
  • Spanish: drenar

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