washer-dryer

[ wosh-er-drahy-er, waw-sher- ]

noun

1. a washing machine and a clothes dryer combined in one unit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of washer-dryer¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

It had the stature of a standing washer-dryer, with black buttons, rows of blinking lights and gauges labeled with celestial bodies — “sun,” “moon,” and the eight planets — on the front of its white facade.

From New York Times

“I’ve got to say, it would be so funny if this is what takes Trump down, huh? Can you imagine, he tried to overthrow the government, but then they get him for lying about having an in-unit washer-dryer?”

From New York Times

We’re all in this struggle together, and one day, I’m going to have an apartment with a washer-dryer in the apartment.

From Washington Post

They had a long tenure at WRC, an NBC-owned radio station, and in one skit mocked NBC’s flagship news program, “The Huntley-Brinkley Report,” as “The Washer-Dryer Report.”

From Seattle Times

At the same time, P&G is developing a washer-dryer combo that could operate on the moon or even Mars, using minimal amounts of water and detergent.

From Seattle Times