dryer

noun

dry·​er

variant spelling of drier

1

: something that extracts or absorbs moisture

2

: a substance that accelerates drying (as of oils, paints, and printing inks)

3

usually dryer : a device for drying

Examples of dryer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What Most Thrift Stores Can't Accept Large Appliances Refrigerators, freezers, stoves, washers, dryers, and other large appliances that are still in good working order are great to pass along, but thrift stores often don’t have space to keep these items for long stretches of time. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026

Roehling came to Fort Worth from Hempstead, near Houston, with a blow dryer and a can of cattle hair spray. —Chris Torres, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026

To maximize the drying process, Balanzat recommends adding either clean tennis balls or wool dryer balls into the mix to help your duvet insert dry evenly. —Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 6 Jan. 2026

It’s attached to a flexible rod that can bend to pass through kinks and curves in dryer hoses. —Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for dryer

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

Kids Definition

dryer

variant of drier