airer

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UK/ˈɛəɹə//ˈɛɹɚ/US/ˈeɹɚ/US/ɛəɹɚ/

noun

A framework upon which laundry is aired; a clotheshorse.

OriginEnglish air ← Middle English aire ← Old French air →
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Meanings

nounairer (plural airers)

plural airers

  1. A framework upon which laundry is aired; a clotheshorse.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
clotheshorse

Origin

  1. Latināēr
  2. Old Frenchair
  3. Middle Englishaire
  4. Englishair
  5. Englishairer

From air + -er.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with airer

bearercarerwearerfarerflarersnarertearer
All rhymes →

Sounds the same

era (non-rhotic, fair–fur merger)

Anagrams

Rieraarriereair
Cite this entry
APA

airer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airer

MLA

“airer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “airer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airer.

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