Meanings
dryer1
plural dryers · alternative drier
- 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.
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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 attached to the inside walls,[…]
2004 December 17, Evgenii D. Moniushko, From Leningrad to Hungary: Notes of a Red Army Soldier, 1941-1946, Routledge, →ISBN, page 51 - abbreviationmost oftenShort for clothes dryer, tumble dryer
- abbreviationrareShort for hair dryer
- A catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.
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Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
dryer · noun
- Middle Englishdriere
- Englishdryer
From Middle English driere, dreyere (“one who dries”), equivalent to dry + -er (agent noun suffix).
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Bulgarian суши́лня
- суши́лня (sušílnja)household appliance for drying clothing
Catalan assecadora
- assecadorahousehold appliance for drying clothing
Chinese Mandarin 烘乾機 /烘干机, 乾衣機 /干衣机
- 烘乾機 /烘干机 (hōnggānjī)household appliance for drying clothing
- 乾衣機 /干衣机 (gānyījī)household appliance for drying clothing
Czech sušička
- sušičkahousehold appliance for drying clothing
Danish tørretumbler
- tørretumblerhousehold appliance for drying clothing
Dutch droger
- drogerhousehold appliance for drying clothing
Esperanto sekigilo
- sekigiloany device that removes humidity
Finnish kuivuri, kuivain
- kuivurihousehold appliance for drying clothing
- kuivainhousehold appliance for drying clothing
- kuivausrumpuhousehold appliance for drying clothing
French sèche-linge, sécheuse
- sèche-lingehousehold appliance for drying clothing
- sécheusehousehold appliance for drying clothing
German Trockner, Wäschetrockner
- Trocknerhousehold appliance for drying clothing
- Wäschetrocknerhousehold appliance for drying clothing
Hebrew מייבש כביסה
- מייבש כביסה (meyabésh k'visá)household appliance for drying clothing
Hungarian szárító
- szárítóany device that removes humidity
Icelandic þurrkari
- þurrkarihousehold appliance for drying clothing
Irish triomadóir
- triomadóirhousehold appliance for drying clothing
Italian essiccatoio
- essiccatoiohousehold appliance for drying clothing
Japanese 衣類乾燥機, 乾燥機
- 衣類乾燥機 (irui kansōki)household appliance for drying clothing
- 乾燥機 (kansōki)household appliance for drying clothing
Korean 건조기, 빨래 건조기
- 건조기 (geonjogi)any device that removes humidity
- 빨래 건조기 (ppallae geonjogi)household appliance for drying clothing
- 건조기 (geonjogi)household appliance for drying clothing
Norwegian tørketrommel
- tørketrommelhousehold appliance for drying clothing
Polish suszarka
- suszarkahousehold appliance for drying clothing
Portuguese secador, secadora
- secadorany device that removes humidity
- secadorahousehold appliance for drying clothing
Russian суши́льная маши́на, суши́лка
- суши́льная маши́на (sušílʹnaja mašína)household appliance for drying clothing
- суши́лка (sušílka)household appliance for drying clothing
Spanish secador, secadora
- secadorany device that removes humidity
- secadoraany device that removes humidity
- secadorahousehold appliance for drying clothing
- secarropashousehold appliance for drying clothing
Swedish torktumlare
- torktumlarehousehold appliance for drying clothing
Tagalog patuyuan
- patuyuanhousehold appliance for drying clothing
Turkish kurutucu, kurutma makinesi
- kurutucuhousehold appliance for drying clothing
- kurutma makinesihousehold appliance for drying clothing
Ukrainian суша́рка
- суша́рка (sušárka)household appliance for drying clothing
Welsh sychwr
- sychwrhousehold appliance for drying clothing
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Cite this entry
dryer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dryer
“dryer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dryer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dryer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dryer.
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