DYER

dyer

(noun) someone whose job is to dye cloth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dyer (plural dyers)

One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.

Synonyms

• litster (archaic)

Anagrams

• Dery, Drey, Drye, Ryde, drey, yerd

Proper noun

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.

Anagrams

• 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



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