Plural of fryer; devices for deep frying food, or young chickens suitable for frying.
From 'fry' (Old French 'frire,' Latin 'frigere' meaning to roast) plus agent suffix '-er.' Cooking terminology dating to medieval cuisine.
A 'fryer' chicken is young and tender—the meatier 'roasters' come later in life, showing how cooking methods shaped animal farming vocabulary!
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