bottlewasher

or bot·tle-wash·er

[ bot-l-wosh-er, -waw-sher ]

/ ˈbɒt lˌwɒʃ ər, -ˌwɔ ʃər /

noun

a person or machine that washes bottles.

Nearby words

bottlehead, bottleneck, bottlenose, bottlenose dolphin, bottler, bottlewasher, bottom, bottom bolt, bottom break, bottom dead centre, bottom dog

Idioms

chief cook and bottlewasher, a person who does a wide variety of routine, sometimes menial, tasks: He's not just sales manager, he's the chief cook and bottlewasher in this firm.

Origin of bottlewasher

First recorded in 1860–65; bottle¹ + washer

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Examples from the Web for bottle-washer

He got a job as "a sort of bottle-washer at six dollars a week," he says, in a chemical shop in New York.
The History of the Telephone|Herbert N. Casson
Next to Madame, Gertie would be considered, so to speak, as head cook and bottle-washer.
Love at Paddington|W. Pett Ridge
"I'm the Vicar's bottle-washer, you know," added the curate, with a guffaw.
The Hero|William Somerset Maugham
Kitchen, chief-cook and bottle-washer in the establishment of Mrs. Franke, out on the "Cerro."
Our Artist in Cuba, Peru, Spain and Algiers|George W. Carleton

He would consider it an honor to be bottle-washer to such a pious hero as General Joshua.
Arrows of Freethought|George W. Foote

British Dictionary definitions for bottle-washer

bottle-washer

noun

informal a menial or factotum

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bottlewasher

or bot·tle-wash·er

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for bottle-washer

bottle-washer

noun