Dryster

/ˈdraɪstər/ noun

Definition

An archaic term for someone who practices or specializes in drying; possibly someone who dries goods or preserves food by removing moisture.

Etymology

From 'dry' with the agent suffix '-ster' (one who does something), a common Middle English formation for creating occupational titles from verbs, though this particular word is now obsolete.

Kelly Says

Before modern technology, drying food was a specialized skill—drysters would have been crucial to medieval food preservation, yet this job title has completely disappeared from English, replaced by words like 'dehydrator'.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰራር ማሽን
se-raar ma-shin
ARالعربية
جفّاف
jaffaf
BNবাংলা
শুকনোর মেশিন
sho-kono-r me-shin
CACatalà
secador
seh-kah-dor
CSČeština
sušička
soo-shee-chka
DADansk
tørretumbler
toer-ret-tu-m-bler
DEDeutsch
Trockner
trok-ner
ELΕλληνικά
ξηρατήρας
xe-ra-ta-ras
ESEspañol
secador
seh-kah-dor
FAفارسی
خشک کن
khoshk-kan
FISuomi
kuivatuskone
kui-va-tu-s-ko-ne
FRFrançais
séchoir
seh-shwa
GUGU
શુષ્કરૂમ
shush-kru-m
HAHA
gidan zafin
gi-dan za-fin
HEעברית
מייבש
ma-y-vish
HIहिन्दी
सूखाने वाला मशीन
sookh-a-ne wa-la ma-sheen
HUMagyar
szárítógép
szar-i-to-gep
IDBahasa Indonesia
mesin pengeringan
mes-in peng-e-ree-an
IGIG
akụrụ ụkpụrụ
a-ku-ru u-kpu-ru
ITItaliano
asciugatore
as-chue-ga-to-reh
JA日本語
乾燥機
kōsō-ki
KKKK
жарылғы бөлме
jarylg-y bo-lme
KMKM
បន្ទប់ស្អាត
bon-doph-s-aht
KO한국어
건조기
geondo-gi
MRMR
सूखवणूक खोली
sookhav-nook kholi
MSBahasa Melayu
mesin pengeringan
mes-in peng-e-ree-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောပြေးလုပ်ငန်း
kya-u-pwe-ye-lo-k-na-ng
NLNederlands
droogmachine
droog-ma-sheen
NONorsk
tørketrommel
toer-ke-trom-mel
PAPA
ਖੁ secco
khush-sec-ko
PLPolski
suszarka
soo-shar-ka
PTPortuguês
secador
seh-kah-dor
RORomână
uscător
oo-ska-tor
RUРусский
сушилка
soo-sheel-ka
SVSvenska
torktumaskin
tor-ktu-ma-skin
SWKiswahili
mashine ya kukausha
ma-sheen ya koo-ka-usha
TAதமிழ்
உலர்த்தும் இயந்திரம்
ula-rthum iy-an-thram
TEతెలుగు
건조기
geondo-gi
THไทย
เครื่องอบแห้ง
krung-op-haeng
TLTL
makina pagpapatuy
ma-ki-na pa-g-pa-pa-tuy
TRTürkçe
kurutma makinesi
ku-rut-mah ma-ki-neh
UKУкраїнська
сушарка
soo-shar-ka
URاردو
ڈرایر
dray-er
VITiếng Việt
máy sấy
may say
YOYO
apẹ̀ẹ̀
a-pe-e
ZH中文
干燥机
gāo shī jī
ZUZU
ikhomba lokuhlangana
i-kho-mba lo-ku-hlan-ga-na

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