Standard Lemma guide

fryer

name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: friar
  • CMU ARPABET: F R AY1 ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname originating as an occupation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A machine or container for frying food.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He learned to work the fryer as part of becoming a competent cook for a commercial kitchen.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A fish suitable for frying.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A young chicken suitable for frying; a pullet or cockerel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

noun

Meaning 6

One who fries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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7

noun

Meaning 7

flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: frier, pullet

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: chicken, poulet, volaille

History

Etymology

From friar.

From fry + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مِقْلَاة (miqlāh) — A container for frying food
  • Arabic: قَلَّاية (qallāya) — A container for frying food
  • Arabic: قَلَّاية (gallāya) — A container for frying food
  • Bulgarian: тиган (tigan) — A container for frying food
  • Finnish: paistinpannu — A container for frying food
  • Italian: friggitrice — A container for frying food
  • Portuguese: fritadeira — A container for frying food
  • Spanish: freidora — A container for frying food
  • Swedish: stekare — A container for frying food
  • Bulgarian: бройлер (brojler) — chicken suitable for frying
  • Finnish: paistokana — chicken suitable for frying
Real reading context

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