dryer

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/ˈdɹaɪɚ/

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/ˈdɹaɪɚ/ · [ˈdɹaɪɚ] · [ˈd͡ʒɹaɪɚ] · /ˈdɹaɪə/

Definition of dryer

6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

One who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative

“The sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth.”
“At that time, father, brother and I worked as night watchmen at the grain dryer. It was a large and complicated structure built out in the steppe. It consisted of a wooden tower with swinging shelves attached to the inside walls,[…]”

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noun

One who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative

“The sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth.”
“At that time, father, brother and I worked as night watchmen at the grain dryer. It was a large and complicated structure built out in the steppe. It consisted of a wooden tower with swinging shelves attached to the inside walls,[…]”
(abbreviation, alt-of)Short for clothes dryer, tumble dryer
(abbreviation, alt-of, rare)Short for hair dryer
A catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.

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Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From Middle English driere, dreyere (“one who dries”), equivalent to dry + -er (agent noun suffix).

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