blow dryer

noun

variants or less commonly blow-dryer
ˈblō-ˌdrī(-ə)r How to pronounce blow dryer (audio)
plural blow dryers also blow-dryers
: a handheld device that blows usually hot air and is used for drying and often styling hair : hair dryer

Examples of blow dryer in a Sentence

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The breeze felt like a blow dryer. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 No paper towels or blow dryer at the kitchen sink. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026 Wiley often wears her hair in a stretched state, combing through her gray coils with a blow dryer before doing a braid-out. — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 29 May 2026 Her personal items — including earrings, high heels, blow dryer and hair spray — were strewn across the lot. — Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for blow dryer

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blow dryer was in 1971

Rhymes for blow dryer

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“Blow dryer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20dryer. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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blow-dryer

noun
blow-dry·​er
-ˌdrī(-ə)r
: a handheld hair dryer
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