Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 an appliance that removes moisture; 
[syn: dryer, drier]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dryer \Dry"er\, n.
   See Drier. --Sir W. Temple.
   [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dryer
    n 1: an appliance that removes moisture [syn: dryer, drier]