drier

English

Alternative forms

• dryer

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪə(r)

Etymology 1

dry +‎ -er (“agent suffix”)

Noun

drier (plural driers)

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

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

2. (chiefly UK, Canada) Any substance that accelerates drying.
3. (chiefly UK, Canada) Catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.
4. Alternative spelling of dryer.

Etymology 2

dry +‎ -er (“comparative suffix”)

Adjective

drier

1. comparative form of dry: more dry

Anagrams

• direr, rider, Rider