noun

• One who, or that which, dries; a desiccative.
• A household appliance that removes the water from clothing by accelerating evaporation, usually though heat and a tumbling motion.
• An electric hair dryer.
• Any other device or facility, household or industrial, designed to remove water or humidity.
• A catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.
• A surname.