Washer Meaning
/ˈwɒʃə(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounSomething that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
nounA person who washes (especially clothes) for a living; a washerman or washerwoman.
Sentence Examples
The window washer lost his grip and fell to his death.
Move the clothes from the washer to the dryer before they start to mildew.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She put the dirty clothes into the ____ and added detergent.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We had to buy a new ____ for the kitchen sink because the old one was starting to leak today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English wasshere, wassher, equivalent to wash + -er. Cognate with Dutch wasser, German Wäscher.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She put the dirty clothes into the ____ and added detergent.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We had to buy a new ____ for the kitchen sink because the old one was starting to leak today.