dyer

noun
UK /ˈdaɪ.ər/
US /ˈdaɪ.ɚ/

A dyer is a person who colors cloth or clothes.

The dyer dipped the white wool into a big pot of blue dye.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A machine or factory that dyes materials.

The new dyer at the mill can color hundreds of shirts a day.

3. A person whose job is to give color to leather or yarn.

The dyer mixed red and yellow to make orange yarn.

4. Someone who works with dyes in a craft or trade.

As a skilled dyer, she knew exactly how long to leave the cloth in the bath.