dishwasher

Etymology

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

noun

  1. A machine for washing dishes.
    load the dishwasher
  2. Someone who washes dishes, especially one hired to wash dishes in a restaurant.
  3. (UK, dialect, Wiltshire) A European bird, the wagtail.
  4. (Australia) A bird, the restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta).

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