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waxer

American  
[wak-ser] / ˈwæk sər /

noun

  1. a person or appliance that polishes with or applies wax.


Etymology

Origin of waxer

First recorded in 1870–75; wax 1 + -er 1

Example Sentences

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My schedule is super weird, so developing a relationship with a waxer knows me is something I have never really been able to make happen.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2020

Four years ago, the head ski waxer came under fire when Norway did not do well in any team events.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2018

Don’t ask what we did with Gumby and the waxer.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2016

A militiaman who insists on always wearing his peaked cap, even indoors, regularly uses Alba's electric waxer to keep the parquet floors of his Madrid palace gleaming.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was a short list, but still I managed to mispronounce IBM and assign the wrong gender to both the floor waxer and the typewriter.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris