airer

noun

air·​er ˈer-ər How to pronounce airer (audio)
British
: a frame on which clothes are aired or dried

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After first threatening to kill Hole, Barli instead jumps out of his fifth-floor balcony window, where he is impaled on an outdoor rotary clothes airer stationed in the garden below. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026 The couple made their own English airer—or hanging laundry rack—after spotting one for sale for $500. Janna Lufkin, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of airer was in 1817

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“Airer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airer. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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