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Dyer

//ˈdaɪɚ// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English surname originating as an occupation for a dyer of cloth.
  2. 2
    A place in the United States:; A minor city in Crawford County, Arkansas; named for S. M. Dyer, who bought the town's land.
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; A town in St. John Township, Lake County, Indiana, a suburb of Chicago; named for early settler Martha Dyer Hart.
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Esmeralda County, Nevada; named for nearby Dyer's Ranch.
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; A city in Gibson County, Tennessee.
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia; named for postmaster G. M. Dyer.
  2. 7
    A place in the United States:; A river in Maine; running from Jefferson into the Sheepscot River at the village of Sheepscot in Newcastle.
  3. 8
    A place in the United States:; A bay near Steuben, Maine.
Noun
  1. 1
    One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.
  2. 2
    someone whose job is to dye cloth wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From dye + -er.

Etymology 2

* As an English surname, from dyer (“one who dyes”). Compare Dexter. * As an Irish surname, variant of Dwyer.

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