fryer

or fri·er

[ frahy-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that fries. fry.
2. something, as a young chicken, to be cooked by frying. fry.
3. deep fryer.

fryer

/ ˈfraɪə /

noun

1. a person or thing that fries
2. a young chicken suitable for frying

Word History and Origins

Origin of fryer¹

First recorded in 1850–55; fry ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

In pot filled with oil or a deep fryer cook tater tots 4-6 minutes.

From The Daily Beast

In a 2003 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research, economist Roland Fryer found two things.

From The Daily Beast

Nearly about this time a person named Fryer, and the sister of George Eagles, suffered martyrdom.

From Project Gutenberg

I accordingly ordered the launch to be got ready and at two o'clock the next morning Mr. Fryer, the master, set off in her.

From Project Gutenberg

There he met Sir Frederick Fryer, to whom he related his day's work.

From Project Gutenberg

The roasters ripened deliberately, while keen and quick fire told upon the fryer, the first course of our feast.

From Project Gutenberg

I used as a little boy to drive the horses in Mr. Fryer's threshing machine.

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