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Meaning of Dryer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈdɹaɪɚ

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative
  2. A surname.
  3. Short for clothes dryer, tumble dryer
    abbreviation, alt-of
  4. Short for hair dryer
    abbreviation, alt-of, rare
  5. A catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.

Equivalents

العربية المجفّف مجفف
Deutsch Trockner
Ελληνικά στεγνωτήρας
Esperanto sekigilo
Español secador secadora
Magyar szárító
한국어 건조기
Polski suszarka
Português secador

Examples

“The sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth.”
“At that time, father, brother and I worked as night watchmen at the grain dryer. It was a large and complicated structure built out in the steppe. It consisted of a wooden tower with swinging shelves attached to the inside walls,[…]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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