dishwasher

B1 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction

US /ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ/ UK /ˈdɪʃˌwɒʃə/ See IPA manual

Freq #13099

Meanings

1

noun
A machine for washing dishes automatically.

After dinner, she loaded the dirty plates into the dishwasher.
2

noun
A person whose job is to wash dishes, especially in a restaurant.

He worked as a dishwasher in a busy kitchen to pay for college.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a machine for washing... dishwashing machine

Word family

Forms dishwashers

Derived forms dishwasher-safedishwasherable

Etymology

From Middle English dysche wescheare, equivalent to dish + washer.

*wed- Proto-Indo-European dysche wescheare Middle English

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Topics

Tools, Machines & Construction

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# dishwasher

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdɪʃˌwɒʃə/
**Frequency rank:** 13099

## Meanings
1. A machine for washing dishes automatically.
2. A person whose job is to wash dishes, especially in a restaurant.

## Examples
- After dinner, she loaded the dirty plates into the dishwasher.
- He worked as a dishwasher in a busy kitchen to pay for college.

## Derived Forms
- dishwasher-safe
- dishwasherable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *wed-
- Root: dysche wescheare

## Etymology
From Middle English dysche wescheare, equivalent to dish + washer.

## AI Etymology
dishwasher comes from Middle English dysche wescheare, equivalent to dish + washer. The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *wed-, Middle English dysche wescheare. Current senses include A machine for washing dishes automatically and A person whose job is to wash dishes, especially in a restaurant. English relatives and later formations include dishwasher-safe, dishwasherable.

## Topics
- Tools, Machines & Construction

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