tea maker

a perforated, spoonlike object used as a tea strainer and having a hinged, convex lid.

Origin of tea maker

First recorded in 1835–45

Florence now with a quick sigh resumed her duties as tea-maker.

The Time of Roses |L. T. Meade
Phœbe thought a repetition of the dinner-table offence would be best obviated by taking her place as tea-maker at once.

Hopes and Fears |Charlotte M. Yonge
Hester began to perform the duties of tea-maker in a rather abstracted manner.

Red Rose and Tiger Lily |L. T. Meade
Mrs. Nightingale moves round behind the tea-maker, and comes full-face in front of her guest.

Somehow Good |William de Morgan

On Sunday morning the tea-maker starts with a clean pot and a clean record.

The Little Tea Book |Arthur Gray

tea-maker

a device with perforations used to infuse tea in a cup of boiling water Also called (esp Brit): infuser, tea egg