English Explanatory Dictionary

washer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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 person who washes their hands compulsively, as a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
  4. A face cloth.
noun
  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.
verb
  1. To fit (a mechanical device) with a washer.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɒʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈwɑʃɚ/ en-us-washer.ogg

Word forms

washer washers washering washered

Etymology

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

Derived words

air washer ball washer carpet washer chief cook and bottle washer chief cook and bottle-washer clothes washer dishwasher dish washer eye washer face washer gas washer gully washer gully-washer gullywasher head cook and bottle washer head cook and bottle-washer log washer pressure washer pressure-washer smoke-washer spud washer sweep-washer tumbler-washer washer-dryer washer-upper window washer windscreen washer windshield washer Belleville washer lock washer sealing washer
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