fryer

American

[frahy-er] / ˈfraɪ ər /

Or frier

noun

a person or thing that fries.
something, as a young chicken, to be cooked by frying.
deep fryer.

fryer British

/ ˈfraɪə /

noun

a person or thing that fries
a young chicken suitable for frying

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

fryers

plural

Etymology

Origin of fryer

First recorded in 1850–55; fry ¹ + -er ¹

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