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washer-dryer

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

noun

  • washer-dryers
    plural
  1. a washing machine and a clothes dryer combined in one unit.


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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

She worked for years without a dedicated studio, constructing sculptures in suburban basements and behind washer-dryer units.

From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 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

With cheaper energy came other amenities, like washer-dryers and gas ovens.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2019

Every year at the Consumer Electronics Show, the world’s gadget makers unveil a slate of refrigerators, ovens, and washer-dryers that they insist have been infused with superior intelligence.

From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2013

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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