dyer
UK/ˈdaɪə//ˈdaɪɚ/
dyer noun: one who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.
Noun
dyer (plural dyers)
- One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.
- Natural dyers commonly coax a rainbow of color from plants, fungi, flowers, and minerals; however, some of the most vibrant and colorfast reds come from insects.2026, Sara Temme, “Two Insects nad Their Brilliant Reds”, in Handwoven, volume XLVII, number 1, page 18
Proper noun capitalized: Dyer
Dyer (plural Dyers)
- An English surname originating as an occupation for a dyer of cloth.
- A minor city in Crawford County, Arkansas; named for S. M. Dyer, who bought the town's land.
- A town in St. John Township, Lake County, Indiana, a suburb of Chicago; named for early settler Martha Dyer Hart.
- A census-designated place in Esmeralda County, Nevada; named for nearby Dyer's Ranch.
- A city in Gibson County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia; named for postmaster G. M. Dyer.
- A river in Maine; running from Jefferson into the Sheepscot River at the village of Sheepscot in Newcastle.
- A bay near Steuben, Maine.
dyer meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
dyer in Hindi
- one whose occupation is to dye
- रंगरेज़ raṅgrez
dyer in Tamil
- சாயந்தோய்ப்பவர், சாயக்காரன், சாயமேற்றுபவர், நீலவண்ணான்
dyer in Urdu
- رنگ ریز
dyer in Bengali
- one whose occupation is to dye
- রংরেজ roṅrej, অনুরঞ্জন onuronjon
More languagesFewer languages
- dyer in Telugu
- డయ్యర్, డైయర్, డైర్
- dyer in Malayalam
- ഡയർ
- dyer in Kannada
- ಡೈಯರ್, ಡೈರ್
- dyer in Punjabi
- ਲਲਾਰੀ lalārī
- dyer in Gujarati
- રંગારો raṅgāro
- dyer in Odia
- ଡାଯ଼ାର, ଡାଏର୍
- dyer in Nepali
- डायर
- dyer in Arabic
- صَبَّاغ ṣabbāḡ, صَبَّاغَة ṣabbāḡa
Synonyms of dyer
Forms of dyer
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | dyers |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Dyers |
Origin of dyer
From dye + -er.
* As an English surname, from dyer (“one who dyes”). Compare Dexter. * As an Irish surname, variant of Dwyer.
Words formed from dyer
Words that rhyme with dyer
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- choir
- desire
- esquire
- inspire
- tire
- acquire
- admire
- dire
- empire
- respire
- sire
- transpire
- trier
- dryer
- friar
- fryer
- gyre
- lyre
- mire
- misfire
- require
- underfire
- aspire
- bemire
- buyer
- conspire
- inquire
- overfire
- perspire
- quire
- tyre
- attire
- briar
- crier
- higher
- lier
- overtire
- Pryor
- pyre
- re-retire
- retrochoir
- rewire
- supplier
- suspire
- underwire
- unretire
- afire
- byre
Questions about dyer
- What does dyer mean?
- Dyer means one who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.
- What is dyer in Hindi?
- Dyer in Hindi is रंगरेज़ (raṅgrez). See Dyer meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is dyer?
- Dyer can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce dyer?
- Dyer is pronounced /ˈdaɪɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of dyer?
- The plural of dyer is dyers.
Words near dyer in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dyer (page history and authors); Dyer (page history and authors); dyer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dyer (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dyer (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dyer (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dyer (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ਲਲਾਰੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); રંગારો (Gujarati) (page history and authors); dyer (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dyer (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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