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ironer

American  
[ahy-er-ner] / ˈaɪ ər nər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that irons.


Etymology

Origin of ironer

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

Example Sentences

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Its Frigidaire Division will soon put on sale three new appliances: an automatic clothes washer at $299.75; an electric clothes dryer, $229.75; and an electric ironer, $189.75.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now my mother was an unusually good washer and ironer.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration

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

From The Mothers Of Honoré From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899 by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell

She had worked always in our laundry, beginning as a hand ironer.

From Working With the Working Woman by Parker, Cornelia Stratton

Tomasine was assistant cook, scullery maid, ironer, and darner.

From The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume I (of 2) by Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne

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