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/ˈdɹaɪɚ/ · noun
One who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative.
The sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth.
At that time, father, brother and I worked as night watchmen at the grain dryer. It was a large and complicated structure built out in the steppe. It consisted of a wooden tower with swinging shelves attached to the inside walls,[…]
Use dryer when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dryer means One who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative.
Common synonyms include drier.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth.
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