dishwasher
noun
dish·wash·er
ˈdish-ˌwȯ-shər 
-ˌwä-
1
: a worker employed to wash dishes
2
: a machine for washing dishes
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Other players included a mailman, machinist, dishwasher and an accounting student from Haiti who never became an American.
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Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Roaches died on the bar floor (three), at the warewashing station (five), on the floor by the kitchen dishwasher (one), on the floor under a bag in the box soda area and under the three-compartment sink (two each).
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
Use vinegar or a specialized dishwasher cleaner instead.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Loosed of the wartime imperative to manufacture anti-aircraft guns and submarine torpedoes, factories were free to make bone-rattling dishwashers and mint-colored refrigerators.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
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Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Roaches died on the bar floor (three), at the warewashing station (five), on the floor by the kitchen dishwasher (one), on the floor under a bag in the box soda area and under the three-compartment sink (two each).
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
Use vinegar or a specialized dishwasher cleaner instead.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Loosed of the wartime imperative to manufacture anti-aircraft guns and submarine torpedoes, factories were free to make bone-rattling dishwashers and mint-colored refrigerators.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
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“Dishwasher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dishwasher. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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dishwasher
noun
dish·wash·er
ˈdish-ˌwȯsh-ər
-ˌwäsh-
: a person or a machine that washes dishes
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