ironer

[ ahy-er-ner ]

/ ˈaɪ ər nər /

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noun

a person or thing that irons.

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Origin of ironer

First recorded in 1775–85; iron + -er¹

Words nearby ironer

iron curtain, iron deficiency anemia, Irondequoit, Iron Duke, irone, ironer, ironfisted, iron gang, Iron Gate, iron glance, iron gray

How to use ironer in a sentence

A bowl of water is standing at the ironer's side, as in ordinary laundries, but used very differently.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 445|Various
I hold reference as good shirt ironer, coller ironer or extractor man in the wash room.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919|Various
In the West End of London a poor woman, an ironer, being in debt, her six children's clothes were seized.
Field and Hedgerow|Richard Jefferies
Two or three machines—an electric ironer, for one—operated slowly and hesitantly.
The Machine That Saved The World|William Fitzgerald Jenkins

She's next door to you, and she knows how to nurse in sickness, besides being a good washer and ironer.
The Mothers Of Honor|Mary Hartwell Catherwood