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washer-dryer

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

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of washer-dryer

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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Rogen remembers their spending a chunk of the gift money from his bar mitzvah on a washer-dryer.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2021

This one has a washer-dryer in the middle of the kitchen.

From Slate • May 26, 2020

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

Sometimes, when she was between apartments, just moving into one or just moving out, she’d use my washer-dryer for her laundry.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood