dryer

n.

1. An appliance that removes moisture by heating or another process: a clothes dryer; a hair dryer.
2. Variant of drier¹.

IN BRIEF: n. - An appliance that removes moisture.

Tutor's tip: Does the new "dryer" (a machine that eliminates moisture) provide "drier" (having less moisture) clothes?

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tørreapparat, tørrer, tørretumbler, tørrelse

idioms:

• tumble drier    tørretumbler

Nederlands (Dutch)
droogtrommel, haardroger

Français (French)
n. - séchoir (à linge, à cheveux), casque (sèche-cheveux), siccatif (une peinture)

idioms:

• tumble-dryer    sèche-linge

Deutsch (German)
n. - Trockenautomat, Wäschetrockner, Haartrockner

idioms:

• tumble-dryer    Trockner

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ξηραντήρας, στεγνωτήρας, ξηραντικό μέσο

idioms:

• tumble drier    περιστροφικό στεγνωτήριο (ρούχων)

Italiano (Italian)
asciugatrice, asciugabiancheria, asciugacapelli

Português (Portuguese)
n. - secador (m)

idioms:

• tumble drier    secadora (f) de roupas

Русский (Russian)
сушилка, высушивающее вещество, сиккатив

idioms:

• tumble drier    сушилка для белья

Español (Spanish)
n. - secadora, secapelos

idioms:

• tumble-dryer    secadora centrífuga

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - torkmaskin, hårtork

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
干衣机, 干燥剂

idioms:

• tumble drier    滚筒烘衣机

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 乾衣機, 乾燥劑

idioms:

• tumble drier    滾筒烘衣機

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 말리는 사람, 건조기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 乾燥する人, 乾燥器, ドライヤー, 乾燥機

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المجفف, أداة تجفيف كهربائي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מייבש‬

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dryer	Nail Dryer
Portable Dryer	Commercial Dryer