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washer-dryer

American

[wosh-er-drahy-er, waw-sher-] / ˈwɒʃ ərˈdraɪ ər, ˈwɔ ʃər- /

noun

a washing machine and a clothes dryer combined in one unit.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

washer-dryers

plural

Etymology

Origin of washer-dryer

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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In February 2015 my three-year-old Indesit washer-drier malfunctioned sending out lots of smoke and a horrible smell of burning.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2015

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