View synonyms for washer

washer

[ wosh-er, waw-sher ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person or thing that washes.
washing machine.
a flat ring or perforated piece of leather, rubber, metal, etc., used to give tightness to a joint, to prevent leakage, to distribute pressure, etc., as under the head of a nut or bolt.

washer

/ ˈwɒʃə /

a person or thing that washes
a flat ring or drilled disc of metal used under the head of a bolt or nut to spread the load when tightened
any flat ring of rubber, felt, metal, etc, used to provide a seal under a nut or in a tap or valve seat
See washing machine
chemical engineering a device for cleaning or washing gases or vapours; scrubber
a face cloth; flannel

Origin of washer¹

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; wash, -er ¹

A Manhattan window washer somehow survived a 47-story fall back in 2007, but such a miracle was not likely to repeat itself.

She knew what hauling water was, and she liked her washer-drier.

On Thursday, the LAPD arrested 22-year-old Samuel Arrington as he was attempting to torch a fuel tank on a pressure washer.

Police later arrested 22-year-old Samuel Arrington as he was attempting to torch a fuel tank on a pressure washer.

Our mothers their nurse-women, our sisters their scrub-women, our daughters their maid-women, and our wives their washer-women.

Although anmic, her general health is good, and she is able to do a full day's work as a washer-woman.

The crank is then run through the bearing hole and a nut run on the threads and a washer placed against the nut.

A few moments later I had completed my task as general bottle-washer, and I cast about for something to occupy me.

I worked as a dish-washer or pearl-diver for several weeks in Boston, and bought a very cheap second-hand suit.

Browse