washer-dryer
Americannoun
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washer-dryers
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of washer-dryer
First recorded in 1965–70
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In addition to stocked kitchens with full-size appliances, Apple TV, and a washer-dryer, amenities here include a bike share, same-day laundry services, and a 24-hour concierge.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2019
Some families have received cash grants, including Chad Medicine Horn’s mother, Christine Selvin, who used $214 from Fema, and $500 from Red Cross to replace the flood-damaged washer-dryer and buy clothes for great grandson Gabe.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 29, 2019
Back in Brooklyn, my building-shaking washer-dryer combo does a fine job of washing, but a very terrible job of drying.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2018
Each unit has a washer-dryer installed in a separate room.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 13, 2018
In Kilanga, people knew nothing of things they might have had—a Frigidaire? a washer-dryer combination?
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
GE Appliances, which also makes products such as refrigerators, ovens and dishwashers, said it expects to begin production of washers and combination washer-dryers in Louisville in early 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
I think washer-dryers will forevermore be regarded as the ultimate healthy must-haves for any New Yorker who has lived through this strange stay-at-home moment.
From Slate ● May 26, 2020
With cheaper energy came other amenities, like washer-dryers and gas ovens.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2019
LG didn’t announce the price of its new washer-dryers, but its old smart washers and dryers were priced at $1,600 each.
From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2013
We’d do that in what used to be the Domestic Science room, cleared now of sewing machines and washer-dryers; in unison, lying on little Japanese mats, a tape playing, Les Sylphides.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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