bottlewasher en · NOUN
Etymology
From bottle + washer.
Meanings
- A machine (or, rarely, a person) that washes bottles.
-
A general factotum.
The damned bottle-washers stood about listening with their mouths stretched from ear to ear.
1900, Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, page 47:
- (slang) An engineer.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bottle washer | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bottlewashers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |