Oxford logo
Toggle navigation
Redeem
Upgrade
Help
Sign in
Dictionaries
Dictionaries home
English
American English
Academic
Collocations
German-English
Grammar
Grammar home
Practical English Usage
Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta)
Word Lists
Word Lists home
My Word Lists
Topics
Recent additions
Resources
Resources home
Text Checker
Sign in
Dictionaries
Dictionaries home
English
American English
Academic
Collocations
German-English
Grammar
Grammar home
Practical English Usage
Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta)
Word Lists
Word Lists home
My Word Lists
Topics
Recent additions
Resources
Resources home
Text Checker
Redeem
Upgrade
Help
TOP
American English
English
American English
Academic English
Collocations
Practical English Usage
German-English
English-German
English
American English
Enter search text
Definition of
dryer noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
dryer
noun
(
also
drier
)
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈdraɪər
/
/
jump to other results
(
especially in compounds
)
a machine for drying something
a hair dryer
Don't put that sweater in the dryer.
See
dryer
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Check pronunciation:
dryer
Other results
All matches
hair dryer
noun
washer-dryer
noun
Nearby words
dry-cure
adjective
dry dock
noun
dryer
noun
dry-eyed
adjective
dry farming
noun