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dryer
A household appliance used to dry washed laundry with the help of warm air. Also called a tumble dryer.
Die Handtücher sind viel weicher, wenn sie aus dem Trockner kommen.
The towels are much softer when they come out of the dryer.
dryer
A general term for a device that dries something, for example a hair dryer or a hand dryer in public restrooms.
Im Schwimmbad gibt es einen Trockner für die Badehose, der nur 10 Cent kostet.
At the swimming pool, there is a dryer for swimsuits that costs only 10 cents.
'Trockner' (dryer) is derived from the verb 'trocknen' (to dry). The ending '-er' here refers to a device that performs the action of the verb — so, a device that dries.
Dieser Pullover darf nicht in den Trockner.
This sweater must not go in the dryer.
When people talk in everyday life simply about 'dem Trockner' (the dryer), they almost always mean the clothes dryer. Other drying devices are named more specifically, e.g. 'Haartrockner' (hair dryer) or 'Händetrockner' (hand dryer).
Ich muss die Wäsche noch aus dem Trockner holen.
I still have to get the laundry out of the dryer.
In connection with the clothes dryer, the verbs 'laufen' (to run), 'einschalten' (to switch on), 'benutzen' (to use), as well as 'etwas in den Trockner tun' (to put something in the dryer) or 'etwas aus dem Trockner nehmen' (to take something out of the dryer) are often used.
Kannst du bitte den Trockner ausräumen?
Can you please empty the dryer?
hair dryer / foehn
Trockner can generally refer to a device used for drying, but without any further specification it usually means a clothes dryer. Föhn is the usual standalone term for a device used to dry hair. Trockner is therefore used for laundry, while Föhn is used for hair.
Nach dem Waschen kommen die nassen Handtücher in den Trockner.
After washing them, the wet towels go in the dryer.
Nach dem Waschen trocknet Mia ihre nassen Haare mit dem Föhn.
After washing her hair, Mia dries it with the hair dryer.
