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dehumidifier

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /diːˌhjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ(j)ə(ɹ)/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D IY0 HH Y UW0 M IH1 D AH0 F AY0 ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A device for removing the moisture content from air

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From dehumidify + -er.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: deshumidificador — device for removing moisture from air
  • Chinese Cantonese: 抽濕機 /抽湿机 (cau1 sap1 gei1) — device for removing moisture from air
  • Chinese Mandarin: 除濕機 /除湿机 (chúshījī) — device for removing moisture from air
  • Czech: odvlhčovač — device for removing moisture from air
  • French: déshumidificateur — device for removing moisture from air
  • Galician: deshumidificador — device for removing moisture from air
  • Georgian: ჰაერსაშრობი (haersašrobi) — device for removing moisture from air
  • German: Luftentfeuchter — device for removing moisture from air
  • German: Lufttrockner — device for removing moisture from air
  • German: Trockner — device for removing moisture from air
  • Greek: αφυγραντήρας (afygrantíras) — device for removing moisture from air
  • Hungarian: páramentesítő — device for removing moisture from air
  • Italian: deumidificatore — device for removing moisture from air
  • Korean: 제습기 (jeseupgi) — device for removing moisture from air
  • Polish: odwilżacz — device for removing moisture from air
  • Polish: osuszacz — device for removing moisture from air
  • Portuguese: desumidificador — device for removing moisture from air
  • Serbo-Croatian: odvlaživač — device for removing moisture from air
  • Slovak: odvlhčovač — device for removing moisture from air
  • Slovene: razvlaževalec — device for removing moisture from air
  • Slovene: razvlažilec — device for removing moisture from air
  • Spanish: deshumidificador — device for removing moisture from air
  • Turkish: nem giderici — device for removing moisture from air