hair drier
- noun
- /hɛr ˈdraɪər/
- UK
:
secador de pelo
- He plugged in the hair drier and set it on high to dry his damp hair fast.
Examples
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The salon provided a professional hair drier for clients to use after their appointments.
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After washing her hair, she used a hair drier to style it quickly.
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A hair drier, an Action Man doll, a poster of the girl and her bottom with the tennis ball.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
21
1.2
A small electric device that blows warm air to dry and style hair
11
2.7
A small handheld electric device that blows warm air to dry and style hair
4
1.0
A small machine that blows warm air to remove water from hair quickly
1
4.2
Small electric tool that sends warm air to dry hair
How Fast
- UK
8
1.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound meaning 'a device that dries hair' is directly and predictably built from 'hair' (the thing being dried) + 'drier' (something that removes moisture), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning. This noun+noun compound pattern is cross-linguistically common (e.g., French sèche-cheveux, Spanish secador de pelo) and follows standard English word-formation, making it immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
The noun hair drier comes from the simple idea of warm air making wet hair drier. So it means the hand-held device that blows warm air to dry and style hair.