washer en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈwɑʃɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈwɒʃə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English wasshere, wassher, equivalent to wash + -er. Cognate with Dutch wasser, German Wäscher.
Meanings
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Something that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
A £1.2 million carriage washer has opened at Norwich Crown Point, enabling Greater Anglia to clean its 58 Stadler trains. It is one of two new washers (the other is for '720s' at Southend), […]
2021 January 13, “GA opens new carriage washers”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 15:
- A person who washes (especially clothes) for a living; a washerman or washerwoman.
- A person who washes their hands compulsively, as a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- A face cloth.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| washers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
windshield washer · dishwasher · gas washer · powerwasher · washerette · handwasher · pressurewasher · potwasher · sandwasher · washerless · gold-washer · gully-washer · windscreen washer · backwasher · woolwasher · carpet washer · washer-upper · head cook and bottle-washer · glasswasher · gully washer · sweepwasher · sweep-washer · face washer · carwasher · gullywasher · chief cook and bottle washer · bottlewasher · eye washer · window washer · log washer · head chef and bottle washer · spud washer · ball washer · smoke-washer · dish washer · washerlike · pressure-washer · chief cook and bottle-washer · washer-dryer · pressure washer · clothes washer · head cook and bottle washer · rewasher · air washer · tumbler-washer
Hypernyms
Translations (95)
nb vaskemaskin (something that washes) · es manopla (face cloth) · ga inneall níocháin (something that washes) · et pesunaine (launderette) (person who washes for a living) · yi וועשער (person who washes for a living) · hu mosómunkás (person who washes for a living) · es lavarropa (something that washes) · nl wasserettejuffrouw (person who washes for a living) · cs myčka (something that washes) · et pesija (person who washes for a living) · et pesur (something that washes) · sc sabunadora (something that washes) · hu arctörlő (face cloth) · bg мия́ч (person who washes for a living) · gl lavadora (something that washes) · et nõudepesumasin (dishwasher) (something that washes) · nl wasmachine (something that washes) · no vasker (person who washes for a living) · ca rentadora (something that washes) · de Wäscherin (person who washes for a living) · cs pračka (something that washes) · da vaskemaskine (something that washes) · ca bugader (person who washes for a living) · hu mosóberendezés (something that washes) · grc φαιδρυντής (person who washes for a living) · es lavandera (person who washes for a living) · no ansiktsklut (face cloth) · es lavadora (something that washes) · pt lavador (something that washes) · no vaskekone (person who washes for a living) · de Spülmaschine (dishwasher) (something that washes) · it lavatrice (something that washes) · et survepesur (something that washes) · ga niteoir (person who washes for a living) · mi mīhini horoi rīhi (dishwasher) (something that washes) · fi pesulappu (face cloth) · grc φαιδρύντρια (person who washes for a living) · mi kaihoroi (something that washes) · ca bugadera (person who washes for a living) · bg пера́лня (something that washes) · chr ᏗᎬᎩᎣᏍᎩ (something that washes) · sv tvätterska (person who washes for a living) · es lavavajillas (dishwasher) (something that washes) · fi pesukone (something that washes) · ar غِسَالَة (person who washes for a living) · pt lavadeiro (person who washes for a living) · fi pesijä (person who washes for a living) · hu mosógép (something that washes) · ko 세탁기 (something that washes) · hu mosó (person who washes for a living) · ja 洗濯女 (person who washes for a living) · mi pūrere horoi kākahu (something that washes) · hu mosó (something that washes) · yi וועשערין (person who washes for a living) · ca drapet (face cloth) · sk práčka (person who washes for a living) · es lavarropas (something that washes) · ga meaisín níocháin (something that washes) · es paño (face cloth) · es lavavajilla (dishwasher) (something that washes) · mi pūrere horoi rīhi (dishwasher) (something that washes) · ru пра́чка (person who washes for a living) · pl praczka (person who washes for a living) · sv tvättmaskin (something that washes) · fi pyykkäri (person who washes for a living) · ca tovalloner (face cloth) · et aknapesija (person who washes for a living) · de Waschfrau (person who washes for a living) · no vaskehjelp (person who washes for a living) · fi pesijätär (person who washes for a living) · tl labadora (something that washes) · cmn 洗衣婦 /洗衣妇 (person who washes for a living) · uk пра́ля (person who washes for a living) · nb oppvaskmaskin (dishwasher) (something that washes) · et näorätik (face cloth) · oc maquina de lavar (something that washes) · hi धुलाई मशीन (something that washes) · it lavastoviglie (dishwasher) (something that washes) · fi pesin (something that washes) · fr laveur (person who washes for a living) · ta சலவைக்காரர் (person who washes for a living) · nl vaatwasser (something that washes) · bg мия́чка (person who washes for a living) · et pesumasin (something that washes) · fi pesuri (something that washes) · es toallita (face cloth) · fr laveuse (person who washes for a living) · de Waschmaschine (something that washes) · de Wäscher (person who washes for a living) · ja 洗濯機 (something that washes) · hu mosónő (person who washes for a living) · de Waschlappen (face cloth) · pdt Wauschmaschien (something that washes) · cs pradlena (person who washes for a living) · ca tovallola (face cloth)