dishwasher

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Dishwasher, open and loaded with dishes.

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English dysche wescheare, equivalent to dish +‎ washer.

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dishwasher (plural dishwashers)

  1. A machine for washing dishes.
    load the dishwasher
  2. Someone who washes dishes, especially one hired to wash dishes in a restaurant.
    Synonym: (informal, Australia) dishy
  3. (UK, dialect, Wiltshire) A European bird, the wagtail.
  4. (Australia) A bird, the restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta).

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