dryer

American  

[drahy-er] / ˈdraɪ ər /

noun

• dryers
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• dryers
  plural

Example Sentences

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dryer dryers

The building’s washer and dryer units were also destroyed in the deluge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

One of the men has started to use a hand dryer.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Avoid using the oven on scorching days and delay running the dishwasher, washer or dryer until the cooler evening hours.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

Sales also operates a rice dryer that will be needed in the coming wet season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

Then a woman comes out from under the dryer.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake

Then, it’s a cutback on durable goods, such as big appliances like dishwashers or washers and dryers for laundry, he said.

From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026

Whirlpool has hiked prices this year across its range of washers, dryers, refrigerators and stoves—and plans to raise them again in the summer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Hand dryers can also contribute to the spread of germs.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026

The department said Sun, the contractor, would use hair dryers to remove and stick labels and serial number tags to the server boxes and dummy servers, which were captured on surveillance cameras.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

They finish, wash their hands, turn on both electric dryers, and then leave.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements