dryer

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English dry English -er English dryer From dry + -er (comparative suffix).

1. comparative form of dry: more dry

name

1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English driere, dreyere (“one who dries”), equivalent to dry + -er (agent noun suffix).

1. One who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative

   “The sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth.”

   “At that time, father, brother and I worked as night watchmen at the grain dryer. It was a large and complicated structure built out in the steppe. It consisted of a wooden tower with swinging shelves attached to the inside walls,[…]”

2. Short for clothes dryer, tumble dryer
3. Short for hair dryer
4. A catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.