/ˈdɹaɪɚ/, [ˈdɹaɪɚ], [ˈd͡ʒɹaɪɚ]
OriginFrom Middle English driere, dreyere (“one who dries”), equivalent to dry + -er (agent noun suffix).
- 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 ”
- abbreviation, alt-ofShort for clothes dryer, tumble dryer
- abbreviation, alt-of, rareShort for hair dryer
- A catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.
- US, comparative, form-ofcomparative form of dry: more dry
Formsdryers(plural) · drier(alternative) · Dryers(plural)