ironer

[ ahy-er-ner ]

noun

1. a person or thing that irons.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ironer¹

First recorded in 1775–85; iron + -er ¹

Example Sentences

A bowl of water is standing at the ironer's side, as in ordinary laundries, but used very differently.

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I hold reference as good shirt ironer, coller ironer or extractor man in the wash room.

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In the West End of London a poor woman, an ironer, being in debt, her six children's clothes were seized.

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Two or three machines—an electric ironer, for one—operated slowly and hesitantly.

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She's next door to you, and she knows how to nurse in sickness, besides being a good washer and ironer.

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