English Online Dictionary. What means dryer? What does dryer mean?
English
Alternative forms
- drier (in both British and US English, drier is preferred for the adjective and dryer for the noun)
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɹaɪɚ/, [ˈd͡ʒɹaɪɚ]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɹaɪə/
- Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)
Etymology 1
From Middle English driere, dreyere (“one who dries”), equivalent to dry + -er (agent noun suffix).
Noun
dryer (plural dryers)
- One who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative
- (most often) Short for clothes dryer, tumble dryer.
- (rare) Short for hair dryer.
- A catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.
Hyponyms
- (other drying device): dehumidifier
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From dry + -er (comparative suffix).
Adjective
dryer
- (US) comparative form of dry: more dry
Anagrams
- Derry, Ryder, derry, redry, ryder