wringer; squeezer; press
A device for squeezing liquid out of something, such as a clothes wringer, fruit squeezer, or grape press. The specific meaning depends on context.
I put the laundry through the wringer.
I squeeze lemons with a squeezer to make juice.
The verb meaning 'to wring' or 'to squeeze'; 絞り器 is the tool used for this action.
A juicer (often electric); 絞り器 is a more general, often manual, squeezing device.
garlic press
Standard kanji spelling using 絞る (to wring/squeeze) and 器 (device).
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; less common but still seen.
Variant using 機 (machine); interchangeable with 絞り器.
Uses 搾る (to press/squeeze out); less common than 絞り器.
Rare variant combining 搾り and 機.
Compound of 絞り (shibori, 'wringing/squeezing', the continuative form of 絞る shiboru) + 器 (ki, 'device/utensil').