dish|wash|er

dish|wash|er
dish|wash|er «DIHSH WOSH uhr, -WSH-», noun.
1. a machine for washing dishes, pots, glasses, and silverware: »

These modern heaters can deliver…superhot water for laundry and dishwasher (Harper's).

2. a person who washes dishes in a restaurant kitchen or the like: »

I've been a dishwasher all my life and I'm sick of it (Maclean's).


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