dryer

noun

1. Also drier. a machine, appliance, or apparatus for removing moisture, as by forced ventilation or heat: hair dryer; clothes dryer.
2. drier¹(defs 1, 2).

noun

1. a person or thing that dries
2. an apparatus for removing moisture by forced draught, heating, or centrifuging
3. any of certain chemicals added to oils such as linseed oil to accelerate their drying when used as bases in paints, etc

adjective

1. a variant spelling of drier 1