different between washer vs washery

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English wassher, waschere, equivalent to wash +? -er. Cognate with Dutch wasser, German Wäscher.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -???(r)

Noun

washer (plural washers)

1. Something that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
2. A person who washes (especially clothes) for a living; a washerman or washerwoman.
3. A flat disk, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction or prevent leakage.
4. A face cloth.

Synonyms

• (a person who washes): cleaner

Derived terms

• ball washer
• chief cook and bottle washer
• dishwasher
• gullywasher
• pressure washer
• sweep-washer
• tumbler-washer
• washer-dryer
• washer-upper
• window washer
• windscreen washer

Translations

Etymology 2

Unclear. First recorded in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -???(r)

Noun

washer (plural washers)

1. A flat disk, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction or prevent leakage.

Synonyms

• (flat disk to distribute pressure or to alleviate friction): blotter

Derived terms

• Belleville washer
• sealing washer

Translations

Verb

washer (third-person singular simple present washers, present participle washering, simple past and past participle washered)

1. (transitive) To fit (a mechanical device) with a washer.

Anagrams

• hawser, rewash, whares

English

Etymology

wash +? -ery

Noun

washery (plural washeries)

1. The place in the above-ground part of a coal mine where coal is washed.
2. (dated, 1930s) Synonym of laundromat, launderette

References

• “washery”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.