dyer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.
name
  1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a dyer of cloth.
  2. A place in the United States:
  3. A minor city in Crawford County, Arkansas; named for S. M. Dyer, who bought the town's land.
  4. A town in St. John Township, Lake County, Indiana, a suburb of Chicago; named for early settler Martha Dyer Hart.
  5. A census-designated place in Esmeralda County, Nevada; named for nearby Dyer's Ranch.
  6. A city in Gibson County, Tennessee.
  7. An unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia; named for postmaster G. M. Dyer.
  8. A river in Maine; running from Jefferson into the Sheepscot River at the village of Sheepscot in Newcastle.
  9. A bay near Steuben, Maine.

Pronunciation

/ˈdaɪɚ/ /ˈdaɪə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-dyer.wav

Word forms

dyer dyers

Etymology

From dye + -er.

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