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Dryer

//ˈdɹaɪɚ// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of dry: more dry US, comparative, form-of
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    an appliance that removes moisture wordnet
  3. 3
    Short for clothes dryer, tumble dryer abbreviation, alt-of
  4. 4
    Short for hair dryer abbreviation, alt-of, rare
  5. 5
    A catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From dry + -er (comparative suffix).

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