dryer

Pronunciation: /ˈdɹaɪɚ/

The English word “dryer” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

One who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative
A catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.

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

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