washer-dryer

[ wosh-er-drahy-er, waw-sher- ]

/ ˈwɒʃ ərˈdraɪ ər, ˈwɔ ʃər- /

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noun

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

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Origin of washer-dryer

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby washer-dryer

washdown, wash drawing, washed-out, washed-up, washer, washer-dryer, washerman, washerwoman, washery, washeteria, washfountain

How to use washer-dryer in a sentence

A Manhattan window washer somehow survived a 47-story fall back in 2007, but such a miracle was not likely to repeat itself.
Rescue at One World Trade Center|Michael Daly|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The images include a Firestone tire, a frosted cake, a nuclear cloud, and a little girl beneath a hair dryer.
F-111: Death-Dealing, Pop-Art Masterpiece|Nicolaus Mills|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It insists on efficiency standards for household appliances so that your towels come out of the dryer refreshingly cool and damp.
The Federal Government Has Violated My Right to Chainsaw|P. J. O’Rourke|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She knew what hauling water was, and she liked her washer-drier.
The Ballad of Johnny France|Richard Ben Cramer|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Finally, seats settled and hair dryer blowing, we're ready to launch into our conversation.
There’s Something About Mary Lambert|Abby Haglage|September 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Our mothers their nurse-women, our sisters their scrub-women, our daughters their maid-women, and our wives their washer-women.
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States|Martin R. Delany
Although anmic, her general health is good, and she is able to do a full day's work as a washer-woman.
A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy|Alexander Hughes Bennett
The crank is then run through the bearing hole and a nut run on the threads and a washer placed against the nut.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
A few moments later I had completed my task as general bottle-washer, and I cast about for something to occupy me.
In Search of the Unknown|Robert W. Chambers
I worked as a dish-washer or pearl-diver for several weeks in Boston, and bought a very cheap second-hand suit.
Tramping on Life|Harry Kemp