blow-dryer
[ bloh-drahy-er ]
/ ˈbloʊˌdraɪ ər /
noun
a small, usually handheld electrical appliance that dries hair by emitting a stream of warm air.
Compare
blow-comb.
Origin of blow-dryer
1965–70; perhaps blend of
dryer and verb phrase
blow dry, i.e., blow until dry
Words nearby blow-dryer
blow up,
blow-by,
blow-by-blow,
blow-comb,
blow-dry,
blow-dryer,
blow-hard,
blow-in,
blow-molded,
blow-out fracture,
blowback