washer
pronunciation
How to pronounce washer in British English:
UK [ˈwɒʃə(r)]
How to pronounce washer in American English:
US [ˈwɑʃə(r)]
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- Noun:
- someone who washes things for a living
- seal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage
- a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically
Word Origin
- washer (n.2)
- "flat ring for sealing joints or holding nuts," mid-14c., generally considered an agent noun of wash (v.), but the sense connection is difficult, and the noun may derive instead from the ancestor of French vis "screw, vise" (see vise).
- washer (n.1)
- 1520s, "person who washes," agent noun from wash (v.). From 1808 as "machine that washes." Washer-woman is from 1630s; earlier wash-woman (1580s).
Example
- 1. Clothes shrink in the washer .
- 2. Remove a shaft nut and washer .
- 3. Some lucky moms were selected to win a new washer or dryer from samsung and provide recaps of their experiences .
- 4. They lived in a trailer , and king wrote at a makeshift desk between the washer and the dryer .
- 5. Observe how long it takes for your washer to go through the " normal " cycle .