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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

  1. 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:
  2. A person who washes (especially clothes) for a living; a washerman or washerwoman.
  3. A person who washes their hands compulsively, as a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
  4. A face cloth.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
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

cleaner

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)

washer en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈwɑʃɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈwɒʃə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Unclear. First recorded in the 14th century.

Meanings

  1. A flat piece of material, often of metal and often an annulus, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction, provide directionally differentiated friction (e.g. making the nut turn counter-clockwise only with difficulty), or prevent leakage.
    • To ensure that the stays are steamtight, a nut is then screwed tight up to copper washers inside and out. 1955 February, “The Why and the Wherefore: The Belpaire Firebox”, in Railway Magazine, page 146:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
washers Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

sealing washer · lock washer · Belleville washer

Translations (89)

et seib (flat annulus) · ko 와셔 (flat annulus) · pl podkładka (flat annulus) · tl sapatilya (flat annulus) · ja ワッシャー (flat annulus) · ug شايبا (flat annulus) · bg ша́йба (flat annulus) · ky шайба (flat annulus) · uz shayba (flat annulus) · pt anilha (flat annulus) · fi aluslevy (flat annulus) · pt arruela (flat annulus) · sq rondele (flat annulus) · ur واشَر (flat annulus) · lt poveržlė (flat annulus) · eo ŝtopringo (flat annulus) · tr rondela (flat annulus) · lo ຕຸ້ມ (flat annulus) · my ဝါရှာ (flat annulus) · hu tömítőgyűrű (flat annulus) · el ροδέλα (flat annulus) · ca volandera (flat annulus) · hy տափօղակ (flat annulus) · es arandela (flat annulus) · eu zirrindola (flat annulus) · nl schijf (flat annulus) · da spændskive (flat annulus) · hu aljlemez (flat annulus) · fr rondelle (flat annulus) · mk подлошка (flat annulus) · mn шайб (flat annulus) · cmn 墊片 /垫片 (flat annulus) · fa-ira واشِر (flat annulus) · es guacha (flat annulus) · da spændeskive (flat annulus) · nb skive (flat annulus) · fi aluslaatta (flat annulus) · th แหวน (flat annulus) · es vilorta (flat annulus) · hu alátétkarika (flat annulus) · cmn 墊圈 /垫圈 (flat annulus) · nl ring (flat annulus) · hy շայբա (flat annulus) · hu párnalemez (flat annulus) · ro șaibă (flat annulus) · kk тығырық (flat annulus) · de Scheibe (flat annulus) · fi prikka (flat annulus) · ru ша́йба (flat annulus) · hu biztosítólemez (flat annulus) · es wacha (flat annulus) · es cuerito (flat annulus) · nrf rîndelle en fé (flat annulus) · ar حَلْقَة (flat annulus) · sh podloška (flat annulus) · hu alátéttárcsa (flat annulus) · ja 座金 (flat annulus) · az şayba (flat annulus) · hu alátétgyűrű (flat annulus) · uk ша́йба (flat annulus) · ka საყელური (flat annulus) · sv bricka (flat annulus) · nb stoppskive (flat annulus) · crh şayba (flat annulus) · hu csavaralátét (flat annulus) · es herrón (flat annulus) · hi वाशर (flat annulus) · hu alátét (flat annulus) · sh подлошка (flat annulus) · ha wāshā̀ (flat annulus) · lv paplāksne (flat annulus) · cs podložka (flat annulus) · enm clout (flat annulus) · sv packning (flat annulus) · kk шайба (flat annulus) · hu csavar-alátétlemez (flat annulus) · nl leertje (flat annulus) · sl podložka (flat annulus) · he שַׁיְבָּה \ שייבה (flat annulus) · sv skiva (flat annulus) · be ша́йба (flat annulus) · es zapata (flat annulus) · de Unterlegscheibe (flat annulus) · it rondella (flat annulus) · tk şaýba (flat annulus) · tg шайба (flat annulus) · es huacha (flat annulus) · ga leicneán (flat annulus) · sk podložka (flat annulus)

wikidata: Q637321

washer en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈwɑʃɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈwɒʃə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Unclear. First recorded in the 14th century.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To fit (a mechanical device) with a washer.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
washered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
washered Tense=Past lexicographic
washering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
washers Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic