washer-dryer
noun
a washing machine and a clothes dryer combined in one unit.
washer-dryers
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pluralof washer-dryer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
I think washer-dryers will forevermore be regarded as the ultimate healthy must-haves for any New Yorker who has lived through this strange stay-at-home moment.
From Slate ● May 26, 2020
This particular home had it already, but co-op boards who currently don’t allow in-home washer-dryers will likely be revisiting their rules around this since this asset will be in higher demand.
From Slate ● May 26, 2020
With cheaper energy came other amenities, like washer-dryers and gas ovens.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2019
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
