waxer

[ wak-ser ]

noun

1. a person or appliance that polishes with or applies wax.

Word History and Origins

Origin of waxer¹

First recorded in 1870–75; wax ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

That first podcast episode, with a Brazilian bikini waxer and a man named Captain Erotica, got roughly 75,000 downloads, she said — formidable considering how new the medium was.

From New York Times

“It’s so inspiring,” my eyebrow waxer said.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s so inspiring,” my eyebrow waxer said.

From Los Angeles Times

Having given it some thought, I then declared my love for IBM typewriters, the French word for bruise, and my electric floor waxer.

From Literature

It was a short list, but still I managed to mispronounce IBM and assign the wrong gender to both the floor waxer and the typewriter.

From Literature

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