different between dryer vs fryer

English

Alternative forms

• drier

Usage notes

In both British and American English, the spelling drier is preferred for the comparative adjective and dryer for the noun.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d?a??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?a??/
• Rhymes: -a??(?)

Etymology 1

From Middle English driere, dreyere (“one who dries”), equivalent to dry +? -er (“agent suffix”).

Noun

dryer (plural dryers)

1. One who, or that which, dries; a desiccative.

   The sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth.

2. A household appliance that removes the water from clothing by accelerating evaporation, usually though heat and a tumbling motion.
3. An electric hair dryer.
4. Any other device or substance, household or industrial, designed to remove water or humidity.
5. A catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.

Synonyms

• (household appliance for drying clothing): clothes dryer, tumble dryer
• (hair dryer):

Hyponyms

• (other drying device): dehumidifier

Translations

Etymology 2

dry +? -er (“comparative suffix”)

Adjective

dryer

1. (US) comparative form of dry: more dry

Anagrams

• Derry, Ryder, derry, redry, ryder

English

Alternative forms

• frier

Etymology

fry +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a??(r)
• Homophone: friar

Noun

fryer (plural fryers)

1. A container for frying food.
2. A young chicken suitable for frying; a pullet

Derived terms

• deep-fat fryer

Translations

Anagrams

• Ferry, Freyr, ferry, refry