screener
nounUK /ˈskɹiːnəː/ · US /ˈskɹinɚ/
Etymology From screen + -er.
› One who, or that which, screens.
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Business, Mining Historical A person employed to filter the mined coal through a metal screen to remove impurities.
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A question or survey used to filter potential participants based on some characteristic.
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An advance screening of a film sent to critics, awards voters, etc.
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In compounds A cinema having the specified number of screens.
- Movie buffs can indulge themselves at the Hollywood Cinema, a two screener showing second-run films at reduced prices, 5916 Hamilton Avenue.1983, Cincinnati Magazine, volume 16, number 6:
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Ball games, Basketball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A player setting a screen for a teammate in an offensive sequence.