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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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