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dryer

Today it means: One who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative Full definition →

Middle English driere

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dryer · noun¹

Middle English · inherited fromdriere
English todaydryer

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

dryer · adjective²

From dry + -er (comparative suffix).

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishdriere all →

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