dehydrator
Americannoun
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a person or thing that dehydrates.
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a device, apparatus, or appliance that dehydrates food for preservation.
Etymology
Origin of dehydrator
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 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
The dehydrator is your oyster — though dehydrated oysters might not be ideal.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2023
In her statement, she also admitted lying to authorities about a food dehydrator seized by police from a local tip during investigations.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 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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