Meanings
plural hair dryers · alternative hair drier · alternative hair-drier · alternative hairdrier · alternative hairdryer · alternative hair-dryer
- A handheld electric device for drying hair by blowing hot air on it.
Synonyms: blow-dryer, blow dryer, blowdryer
- A device usually located in a hair salon to sit under for drying hair by blowing hot air on it.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA handheld electric device for drying hair by blowing hot air on it.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Cite this entry
hair dryer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hair%20dryer
“hair dryer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hair%20dryer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hair dryer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hair%20dryer.
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