dyer
(noun) someone whose job is to dye cloth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dyer (plural dyers)
One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.
• litster (archaic)
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Dyer
An English occupational surname for a dyer of cloth.
A town in Indiana, a suburb of Chicago,; named for early settler Martha Dyer Hart.
A city in Tennessee.
A city in Arkansas; named for S. M. Dyer, who bought the town's land.
A census-designated place in Esmeralda County, Nevada; named for nearby Dyer's Ranch.
A community in West Virginia; named for postmaster G. M. Dyer.
A river in Maine; running from Jefferson into the Sheepscot River at the village of Sheepscot in Newcastle.
A bay near Steuben, Maine.
• Dery, Drey, Drye, Ryde, drey, yerd
Source: Wiktionary
Dy"er, n.
Definition: One whose occupation is to dye cloth and the like. Dyer's broom, Dyer's rocket, Dyer's weed. See Dyer's broom, under Broom.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
