air fryer

noun

plural air fryers

: an airtight, usually small electrical appliance for quick cooking of foods by means of convection currents circulated rapidly by a fan

Contrary to the name, an air fryer doesn't fry food. It's a compact kitchen appliance that circulates hot air around the food to cook it …

—Rasha Ali

Air fryers create a crispy coating on foods using minimal oil by way of convection.

—Betty Gold

Examples of air fryer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Then, keep scrolling to shop more air fryers at Amazon. —Maggie Horton, People.com, 25 June 2025

Amazon is having a huge sale on small kitchen appliances like Ninja air fryers, KitchenAid hand blenders and electric kettles. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025

And for nights when you can't be bothered to dirty a million dishes just to get dinner on the table, there's an air fryer from Ninja. —Sarah Felbin, SELF, 23 May 2025

If a dish cracks, turn off the air fryer and cool completely before removing the glass and cleaning the air fryer thoroughly. —Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 18 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for air fryer

• briar
• brier
• buyer
• choir
• crier
• cryer
• drier
• dryer
• eyer
• flier
• flyer
• friar

Kids Definition

air fryer

noun

: an airtight usually small electrical appliance for quick cooking of foods by means of convection currents circulated rapidly by a fan