English Online Dictionary. What means washer? What does washer mean?
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɒʃə(ɹ)/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈwɑʃɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɒʃə(ɹ)
Etymology 1
From Middle English wasshere, wassher, equivalent to wash + -er. Cognate with Dutch wasser, German Wäscher.
Noun
washer (plural washers)
- Something that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
- A person who washes (especially clothes) for a living; a washerman or washerwoman.
- Hypernym: cleaner
- A person who washes his or her hands compulsively, as a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- A face cloth.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Unclear. First recorded in the 14th century.
Noun
washer (plural washers)
- A flat annulus, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction, provide directionally differentiated friction (e.g. making the nut turn counter-clockwise only with difficulty), or prevent leakage.
Synonyms
- (flat annulus to distribute pressure or to alleviate friction): blotter
Derived terms
- Belleville washer
- sealing washer
- lock washer
Translations
Verb
washer (third-person singular simple present washers, present participle washering, simple past and past participle washered)
- (transitive) To fit (a mechanical device) with a washer.
Anagrams
- hawser, rewash, whares