dyer

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US/ˈdaɪɚ/UK/ˈdaɪə/

noun

One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.

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dyesterlitster
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Meanings

dyer1

noundyer (plural dyers)

plural dyers

  1. One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.

    Natural dyers commonly coax a rainbow of color from plants, fungi, flowers, and minerals; however, some of the most vibrant and colorfast reds come from insects.

    2026, Sara Temme, “Two Insects nad Their Brilliant Reds”, in Handwoven, volume XLVII, number 1, page 18

    Synonyms: dyester, litster

Dyer2

proper nounDyer (plural Dyers)

plural Dyers

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.

Similar
dyesterlitster
Also see
dyester

Origin

dyer · noun

From dye + -er.

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Dyer · proper noun

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek βαφεύς
  • βαφεύς (bapheús)one whose occupation is to dye
Arabic صَبَّاغ, صَبَّاغَة
  • صَبَّاغ (ṣabbāḡ)one whose occupation is to dye
  • صَبَّاغَة (ṣabbāḡa)one whose occupation is to dye
Bengali রংরেজ, অনুরঞ্জন
  • রংরেজ (roṅrej)one whose occupation is to dye
  • অনুরঞ্জন (onuronjon)one whose occupation is to dye
Bulgarian бояджи́я, бояджи́йка
  • бояджи́я (bojadžíja)one whose occupation is to dye
  • бояджи́йка (bojadžíjka)one whose occupation is to dye
Catalan tintorer
  • tintorerone whose occupation is to dye
Czech barvíř, barvířka
  • barvířone whose occupation is to dye
  • barvířkaone whose occupation is to dye
  • barvičone whose occupation is to dye
  • barvičkaone whose occupation is to dye
Dutch verver
  • ververone whose occupation is to dye
Esperanto kolorigisto
  • kolorigistoone whose occupation is to dye
Finnish värjäri
  • värjärione whose occupation is to dye
French teinturier, teinturière
  • teinturierone whose occupation is to dye
  • teinturièreone whose occupation is to dye
German Färber, Färberin
  • Färberone whose occupation is to dye
  • Färberinone whose occupation is to dye
Greek ελαιοχρωματιστής
  • ελαιοχρωματιστής (elaiochromatistís)one whose occupation is to dye
Hindi रंगरेज़
  • रंगरेज़ (raṅgrez)one whose occupation is to dye
Hungarian kelmefestő
  • kelmefestőone whose occupation is to dye
Irish clódóir, ruaimneoir
  • clódóirone whose occupation is to dye
  • ruaimneoirone whose occupation is to dye
Latin tinctor
  • tinctorone whose occupation is to dye
Māori kaitāwai
  • kaitāwaione whose occupation is to dye
Polish farbiarz, farbiarka
  • farbiarzone whose occupation is to dye
  • farbiarkaone whose occupation is to dye
  • barwiarzone whose occupation is to dye
  • barwiarkaone whose occupation is to dye
Portuguese tintureiro
  • tintureiroone whose occupation is to dye
Romanian vopsitor, vopsitoare
  • vopsitorone whose occupation is to dye
  • vopsitoareone whose occupation is to dye
  • boiangiuone whose occupation is to dye
Russian краси́льщик, краси́льщица
  • краси́льщик (krasílʹščik)one whose occupation is to dye
  • краси́льщица (krasílʹščica)one whose occupation is to dye
Slovak farbiar, farbiarka
  • farbiarone whose occupation is to dye
  • farbiarkaone whose occupation is to dye
Spanish tintorero, tintorera
  • tintoreroone whose occupation is to dye
  • tintoreraone whose occupation is to dye
Turkish boyacı
  • boyacıone whose occupation is to dye
Ukrainian фарба́р, фарба́рка
  • фарба́р (farbár)one whose occupation is to dye
  • фарба́рка (farbárka)one whose occupation is to dye
  • краси́льник (krasýlʹnyk)one whose occupation is to dye
  • краси́льниця (krasýlʹnycja)one whose occupation is to dye
  • фарбува́льник (farbuválʹnyk)one whose occupation is to dye
  • фарбува́льниця (farbuválʹnycja)one whose occupation is to dye
Welsh lliwydd
  • lliwyddone whose occupation is to dye

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dyer

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Sounds the same

diredier

Anagrams

RydeDeryDryedreyyerd
Cite this entry
APA

dyer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyer

MLA

“dyer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dyer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyer.

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