(also drier ) / ˈdraɪə(r); NAmE / noun
(especially in compounds) a machine for drying sth :
a hairdryer
—see also spin dryer , tumble dryer
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense person who dries ): from the verb dry + -er .
(also drier ) / ˈdraɪə(r); NAmE / noun
(especially in compounds) a machine for drying sth :
a hairdryer
—see also spin dryer , tumble dryer
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense person who dries ): from the verb dry + -er .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005