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dishwasher

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dish⋅wash⋅er

[dish-wosh-er, -waw-sher]
–noun
1. a person who washes dishes.
2. a machine for washing dishes, kitchen utensils, etc., automatically.

Origin:
1520–30; dish + washer
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dish·wash·er   (dĭsh'wŏsh'ər, -wô'shər)   
n.  
  1. A person who washes dishes, especially one hired to wash dishes in a restaurant.

  2. A machine for washing dishes.

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