dyer
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dyer¹
- /ˈdaɪɚ/ US
- /ˈdaɪə/ UK
Sounds like dire, dier · Rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From dye + -er.
Dyer²
Where it comes from
* As an English surname, from dyer (“one who dyes”). Compare Dexter.
* As an Irish surname, variant of Dwyer.
proper noun 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dale, dell, colorer, colorist, brent, colourist, tinter, stainer, dyester, draper, dry cleaner, dresser, dry-cleaner, clothesmaker, clothier, designer
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noun one whose occupation is to dye
| Español | tintorero, tintorera |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | रंगरेज़ raṅgrez |
| Português | tintureiro |
| Français | teinturier, teinturière |
| Deutsch | Färber, Färberin |
| Ελληνικά | ελαιοχρωματιστής elaiochromatistís |
| Română | vopsitor, vopsitoare, boiangiu |
| Русский | краси́льщик krasílʹščik, краси́льщица krasílʹščica |
| العربية | صَبَّاغ ṣabbāḡ, صَبَّاغَة ṣabbāḡa |
Talk about this word "dyer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dyer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dyer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dyer "dyer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dyer.Cite this
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