washer

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English

Washing machine

Assorted washers: flat, split, star and insulated

Etymology

wash +‎ -er

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɒʃə(r)

Noun

Wikipedia washer (plural washers)

1. Something that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
2. A person who washes for a living; (if female:) a 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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

something that washes

Czech: pračka f. (for laundry), myčka f. (for dishes) Dutch: wasmachine (nl) m., vaatwasser (nl) m. Finnish: pesukone, pesuri, pesin German: Waschmaschine f. (washing machine), Spülmaschine f. (dish washer)

Japanese: 洗濯機 (ja) (sentakuki) Norwegian: vaskemaskin (no) m., oppvaskmaskin (no) m. Spanish: lavadora (es) f., lavarropas (es) m. (River Plate region), lavavajillas (es) m. (dishwasher)

person who washes for a living

Arabic: غسالة (ar) (ghisaala) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 洗衣婦 (cmn), 洗衣妇 (cmn) (xǐyīfù) (woman) Czech: pradlena (cs) f. Dutch: wasserettejuffrouw (laundrette woman) Finnish: pesijä, pesijätär (woman), pyykkäri (clothes) French: laveur (fr) m., laveuse (fr) f. German: Wäscher (de) m., Wäscherin (de) f., Waschfrau (de) f.

Japanese: 洗濯女 (ja) (sentaku-onna) Norwegian: vaskehjelp (no) m., vaskekone (no) m., vasker (no) m. Polish: praczka (pl) f. Russian: прачка (ru) (práčka) f. Slovak: práčka (sk) f. Spanish: lavandera (es) f. Swedish: tvätterska (sv) c. (woman) Ukrainian: праля (uk) (prálja) f.

flat disk

Crimean Tatar: şayba. Czech: podložka (cs) f. Finnish: aluslevy (fi), (colloquial) prikka (fi), rikka (fi) French: rondelle (fr) f. German: Scheibe (de) f., Unterlegscheibe (de) f. Italian: rondella (it) f.

Japanese: 座金 (ja) (zagane) Norwegian: stoppskive (no) m., skive (no) m. Polish: podkładka f. Russian: шайба (ru) (šájba) f. Spanish: arandela (es) f., zapata (es) f. (of lether or rubber) Swedish: bricka (sv), packning (sv)

face cloth

Finnish: pesulappu German: Waschlappen (de) m.

Norwegian: ansiktsklut (no) m. Spanish: paño (es) m., toallita (es) f., manopla (es) f. (glove), junta (es) f. (gasket)

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Anagrams

• hawser, rewash, whares