Dryer

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.

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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,[…]”

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