dryer

CEFRA2

/ˈdɹaɪɚ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A machine that removes water from clothes or hair.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Short for clothes dryer, tumble dryer

Examples

  • Those who have long hair own a hair dryer.

  • We don't have a tumble dryer.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Short for hair dryer

  2. One who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative

  3. A catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.

More examples

In context

  • The sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth.

  • 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,[…]

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Origin

noun

From Middle English driere, dreyere (“one who dries”), equivalent to dry + -er (agent noun suffix).