clothes drier vs drier

clothes drier and drier both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clothes drier	Yes	No	No	No
drier	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, drier is a hypernym of clothes drier; that is, drier is a word with a broader meaning than clothes drier:

Other hypernyms of clothes drier include dryer, white goods.

clothes drier (noun)	drier (noun)
a dryer that dries clothes wet from washing	an appliance that removes moisture
	a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)