dryer

Meaning

Noun

1. One who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative
2. (abbreviation, alt-of) Short for clothes dryer, tumble dryer
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, rare) Short for hair dryer
4. A catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.

Adj

comparative form of dry: more dry

dry

• Adj
• Noun
• Verb

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Synonyms

drier

drying machine

siccative

drying apparatus

clothes dryer

dehydrator

tumble drier

serviette

napkin

tumble-dryer

evaporator

desiccator

clothes drier

drying house

mechanical drier

Translations

secadora

Trockner

secador

séchoir

droger

sécheur

sécheuse

sèche-linge

στεγνωτήριο

secador

Wäschetrockner

assecadora

essiccatoio

assecador

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɹaɪɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: driere

In summary

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