dryer

American  

[drahy-er] / ˈdraɪ ər /

noun

1. Also a machine, appliance, or apparatus for removing moisture, as by forced ventilation or heat.

   hair dryer; clothes dryer.

2. drier.

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dryer ¹ British  

/ ˈdraɪə /

noun

1. a person or thing that dries

2. an apparatus for removing moisture by forced draught, heating, or centrifuging

3. any of certain chemicals added to oils such as linseed oil to accelerate their drying when used as bases in paints, etc

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dryer ² British  

/ ˈdraɪə /

adjective

1. a variant spelling of drier 1

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Example Sentences

But after our dryer broke within a week and a half of moving in, we found a new one on Facebook Marketplace.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Prosecutors published photos showing one of Liaw’s deputies with an assistant who they said used a hair dryer to remove and affix labels and serial-number stickers to shipping boxes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

For example, photos included in the indictment show the use of a hair dryer to move serial numbers to boxes of nonworking, replicated dummy servers in an attempt to mislead the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

I talked to it, slept with it and carried it everywhere; when my mother insisted it be washed, I would sit in front of the dryer waiting for it to emerge.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

For days she’d been sneaking into the camp and stealing random items — eyelash curlers, a hair dryer, earrings, stockings.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray