airer

noun

air·​er ˈer-ər How to pronounce airer (audio)
British
: a frame on which clothes are aired or dried

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The couple made their own English airer—or hanging laundry rack—after spotting one for sale for $500. — Janna Lufkin, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2021 After first threatening to kill Hole, Barli instead jumps out of his fifth-floor balcony window, where he is impaled on an outdoor rotary clothes airer stationed in the garden below. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of airer was in 1817

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“Airer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airer. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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