"Dyer" meaning in English

See Dyer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: * As an English surname, from dyer (“one who dyes”). Compare Dexter. * As an Irish surname, variant of Dwyer. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dyer
  1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a dyer of cloth.
    Sense id: en-Dyer-en-name-d1ImCN5r Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A place in the United States:
    A minor city in Crawford County, Arkansas; named for S. M. Dyer, who bought the town's land.     Categories (place): Cities in Arkansas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Arkansas, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Dyer-en-name-8bKMjvNW
  3. A place in the United States:
    A town in St. John Township, Lake County, Indiana, a suburb of Chicago; named for early settler Martha Dyer Hart.     Categories (place): Places in Indiana, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Indiana, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Dyer-en-name-~emjxFis
  4. A place in the United States:
    A census-designated place in Esmeralda County, Nevada; named for nearby Dyer's Ranch.     Categories (place): Census-designated places in Nevada, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in Nevada, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Dyer-en-name-pB8qgWtD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 11 11 27 11 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 10 10 35 10 10 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 10 10 36 10 10 10 10
  5. A place in the United States:
    A city in Gibson County, Tennessee.     Categories (place): Cities in Tennessee, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Tennessee, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Dyer-en-name-bZ9tS991
  6. A place in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia; named for postmaster G. M. Dyer.     Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Dyer-en-name-p-iPmfuW
  7. A place in the United States:
    A river in Maine; running from Jefferson into the Sheepscot River at the village of Sheepscot in Newcastle.     Categories (place): Places in Maine, USA, Places in the United States, Rivers in Maine, USA, Rivers in the United States
    Sense id: en-Dyer-en-name-WceFpHXX
  8. A place in the United States:
    A bay near Steuben, Maine.     Categories (place): Bays, Places in Maine, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Dyer-en-name-wUYs96A3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Dyer County, Dyersburg 
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        "A place in the United States:",
        "A river in Maine; running from Jefferson into the Sheepscot River at the village of Sheepscot in Newcastle."
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        "A bay near Steuben, Maine."
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  ],
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}

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