dryer
nounadjectiveattested in dialogue
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One who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative
noun
- 1
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,[…]
- 2
A catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.
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Variant of clothes dryerShort for clothes dryer, tumble dryer
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Variant of hair dryerrareShort for hair dryer
Etymology
From Middle English driere, dreyere (“one who dries”), equivalent to dry + -er (agent noun suffix).
adjective
- 1
Also a form of drycomparative form of dry: more dry
Etymology
Etymology tree English dry Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English dryer From dry + -er (comparative suffix).
Forms
- plural
- dryers
dryer · One who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative
Dryer · A surname.drying · The act of drying.Du · A surname from Chinese