Meanings
nounhand dryer (plural hand dryers)
plural hand dryers
- An electric-powered device in a restroom to dry hands with a stream of warm air.
There is no automatic hand dryer, which is no great loss as I've yet to find one that works well on a train - they are either pathetically weak or wildly over-enthusiastic.
2019 October 23, Pip Dunn, “The next king of Scotland”, in Rail, page 53
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 乾手機 /干手机, 烘手機 /烘手机
- 乾手機 /干手机 (gānshǒujī)electric device in a restroom to dry hands
- 烘手機 /烘手机 (hōngshǒujī)electric device in a restroom to dry hands
Finnish käsienkuivain, käsienkuivaaja
- käsienkuivainelectric device in a restroom to dry hands
- käsienkuivaajaelectric device in a restroom to dry hands
French sèche-main
- sèche-mainelectric device in a restroom to dry hands
German Händetrockner
- Händetrocknerelectric device in a restroom to dry hands
Italian asciugamani elettrico
- asciugamani elettricoelectric device in a restroom to dry hands
Japanese ハンドドライヤー
- ハンドドライヤー (handodo raiyā)electric device in a restroom to dry hands
Korean 핸드드라이어
- 핸드드라이어 (haendeudeuraieo)electric device in a restroom to dry hands
Portuguese secador de mãos, secador
- secador de mãoselectric device in a restroom to dry hands
- secadorelectric device in a restroom to dry hands
Spanish secamanos
- secamanoselectric device in a restroom to dry hands
Cite this entry
APA
hand dryer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20dryer
MLA
“hand dryer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20dryer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hand dryer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20dryer.
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