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.

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Etymology

Origin of washer-dryer

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Showbiz speaker Billy Crystal, a longtime Palisades resident whose home burned down in January, joked about the students wrapping up the school year in an “abandoned Sears building” where he “once bought a washer-dryer.”

From Los Angeles Times

It had the stature of a standing washer-dryer, with black buttons, rows of blinking lights and gauges labeled with celestial bodies — “sun,” “moon,” and the eight planets — on the front of its white facade.

From New York Times

We’re all in this struggle together, and one day, I’m going to have an apartment with a washer-dryer in the apartment.

From Washington Post

They had a long tenure at WRC, an NBC-owned radio station, and in one skit mocked NBC’s flagship news program, “The Huntley-Brinkley Report,” as “The Washer-Dryer Report.”

From Seattle Times

At the same time, P&G is developing a washer-dryer combo that could operate on the moon or even Mars, using minimal amounts of water and detergent.

From Seattle Times