DISHWASHER

dishwasher, dish washer, dishwashing machine

(noun) a machine for washing dishes

dishwasher

(noun) someone who washes dishes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dishwasher (plural dishwashers)

A machine for washing dishes.

Someone who washes dishes, especially one hired to wash dishes in a restaurant.

(UK, dialect, Wiltshire) A European bird, the wagtail.

(AU) A bird, the restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta).

Source: Wiktionary


Dish"wash`er, n.

1. One who, or that which, washes dishes.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A European bird; the wagtail.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ERASE

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