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noun

dyer

DEYE-uh
noun
1
A person whose job is dyeing cloth or other material.
"The dyer mixed indigo to get the deep blue the client wanted."
"Medieval towns often had a dyers' guild separate from the weavers."

How to Use Dyer

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomeone whose trade is colouring fabric.

Common pairings
a master dyer dyer's craft

Word Forms

dyers plural, Dyers plural

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The _____ mixed indigo to get the deep blue the client wanted.

Etymology

Simply "dye" plus the agent suffix "-er" — someone who dyes.

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