blow-dryer

 [bloh-drahy-er]  

blow-dry·er

   [bloh-drahy-er]
noun
a small, usually hand-held electrical appliance that dries hair by emitting a stream of warm air.
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Origin:
1965–70; perhaps blend of dryer and verb phrase blow dry, i.e., blow until dry
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