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dehydrator

American  
[dee-hahy-drey-ter] / diˈhaɪ dreɪ tər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that dehydrates.

  2. a device, apparatus, or appliance that dehydrates food for preservation.


Etymology

Origin of dehydrator

dehydrate + -or 2

Example Sentences

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Among the exhibits released by the judge, are stills of Patterson dumping a food dehydrator at her local tip days after the beef Wellington lunch.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

The court also heard she had bought a food dehydrator in April 2023, in part because wild mushrooms had such a "small season" and she wanted to preserve them for later use.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025

The 59-year-old father of three and car enthusiast visited the Walmart on Feb. 5 to buy ingredients to make beef jerky, using a dehydrator that he received from one of his sons.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

Another option is drying or dehydration, which you can do in an oven at a very low temperature, in an actual dehydrator or if you're particularly gifted, perhaps even in an air fryer.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2023

It looked as though it had spent a year locked in a food dehydrator.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

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