blow dryer
noun
variants
or less commonly blow-dryer
plural blow dryers also blow-dryers
: a handheld device that blows usually hot air and is used for drying and often styling hair : hair dryer
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Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
One trick for longer-lasting curl on your eyelashes is to heat up your eyelash curler using a blow dryer.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Blow dryer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20dryer. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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