A hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair.

synonyms: blow drier, blow dryer, hair dryer, hand blower.

Roget 340: dryness etc. adj.; siccity^†, aridity, drought, ebb tide, low water.    exsiccation^†, desiccation; arefaction^†, dephlegmation^†, drainage; drier.    [chemical subs. which renders dry] desiccative, dessicator.    [device to render dry] dessicator; hair drier, clothes drier, gas drier, electric drier; vacuum oven, drying oven, kiln; lyophilizer.    clothesline.    ... show more

Dutch: föhn, haardroger
Polish: suszarka