washer

CEFRA1

/ˈwɒʃə(ɹ)/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A machine or person that washes things.

  2. 02

    noun

    A flat ring used under a nut or bolt.

Examples

  • Move the clothes from the washer to the dryer before they start to mildew.

  • The window washer lost his grip and fell to his death.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person who washes (especially clothes) for a living; a washerman or washerwoman.

  2. Something that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.

  3. A person who washes their hands compulsively, as a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

More examples

In context

  • To ensure that the stays are steamtight, a nut is then screwed tight up to copper washers inside and out.

  • 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), […]

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Origin

noun

From Middle English wasshere, wassher, equivalent to wash + -er. Cognate with Dutch wasser, German Wäscher.