washer

wash +‎ -er

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• Rhymes: -ɒʃə(r)

washer (plural washers)

1. Something that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
2. A person who washes (especially clothes) for a living; a washerman or washerwoman.
3. A flat disk, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction or prevent leakage.
4. A face cloth.

• (flat disk to distribute pressure or to alleviate friction): blotter

• window washer

washer (third-person singular simple present washers, present participle washering, simple past and past participle washered)

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

• hawser, rewash, whares