Definition of "screener"

One who, or that which, screens.

1. (mining, historical) A person employed to filter the mined coal through a metal screen to remove impurities.

2. A question or survey used to filter potential participants based on some characteristic.  examples

An advance screening of a film sent to critics, awards voters, etc.  examples

(in combination) A cinema having the specified number of screens.  quotations  examples