dryer
noun /ˈdraɪə(r)/
/ˈdraɪər/
(also drier)
- (especially in compounds) a machine for drying something
- a hairdryer
- Don’t put that sweater in the dryer.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDryer is used after these nouns:- clothes
- hand
- spin
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘person who dries’): from the verb dry + -er.