washer-dryer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of washer-dryer
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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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 • Jul. 15, 2022
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
In Kilanga, people knew nothing of things they might have had—a Frigidaire? a washer-dryer combination?
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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