Etymology

dyer

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Today it means: One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation. Full definition →

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dyer · noun1

From dye + -er.

Dyer · proper noun2

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

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