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dyer

dyer

1 7.2
A person who colors cloth or thread
  • noun
  • /ˈdaɪər/
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  • In the workshop, the dyer showed how to achieve different hues by adjusting the dyeing time.

Examples

  • Stephen Gray had been a successful silk dyer from Canterbury.

  • All the good dyers had fled Philadelphia when the British came last fall.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • But even Mr. McDermott, who's the best dyer in town and from Scotland, had none.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I think Jocelyn is simply a wonderful dyer, and you need to go check out her lovely yarns!

    Blog text (15)
  • Belchier's host, a dyer, had fed his pig bran-refuse containing madder, an ancient vegetable dye.

    Academic text (2010)
  • He considered petitions from various tradesmen, including bricklayers, gold and silversmiths, locksmiths, and dyers.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The dyer carefully mixed the natural pigments to achieve the perfect shade for the fabric.

  • As a talented dyer, she transformed plain cloth into vibrant works of art using traditional techniques.

Synonyms

stainer
vsdyer
1 7.2

A person who adds color to materials like wood and cloth

focuses on coloring cloth and thread rather than many material types

Surface Forms

dyer singular
dyers plural

Morphology

dyer = dye (transparent) = dye + er

A regular agent noun formed by adding the productive suffix '-er' to the verb 'dye'; the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

The word dyer comes from the simple verb dye, which means 'to color'. So a dyer is a person whose job is to 'color' cloth or thread, just like in the familiar phrase tie-dye.