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Drier vs Driver - What's the difference?

drier | driver |

As a noun drier

is one who, or that which, dries; a desiccative.

As an adjective drier

is (dry).

As a proper noun driver is

.

drier

English

Alternative forms

* dryer

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who, or that which, dries; a desiccative.
    • The sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth.
  • (chiefly, British, Canadian) Any substance that accelerates drying.
  • (chiefly, British, Canadian) Catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (dry)

    • Anagrams

    *

    driver

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who drives something, in any sense of the verb to drive .
  • Something that drives something, in any sense of the verb to drive .
  • A person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car or a bus.
  • A person who drives some other vehicle.
  • (computing) A program that acts as an interface between an application and hardware, written specifically for the device it controls.
  • (golf) A golf club used to drive the ball a great distance.
  • (nautical) a kind of sail, smaller than a fore and aft spanker on a square-rigged ship, a driver is tied to the same spars.

    • Derived terms

    * back-seat driver * driver-ant * driver-boom * driverless * driverside * driver's license * driver transistor * driver tube * driver valve * driver-yard * in the driver's seat * pile-driver * screwdriver

    See also

    * chauffeur * conductor * pilot * rider ----