dryer.
One who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative
Meaning & usage
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.
Short for clothes dryer, tumble dryer
Short for hair dryer
A catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English driere, dreyere (“one who dries”), equivalent to dry + -er (agent noun suffix).
comparative form of dry: more dry
Where this word comes from
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).
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