What does washer-upper mean?
Washer-upper means (humorous) One who does the washing up..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(humorous) One who does the washing up..
[…] the young man or woman who serves us in the fast food outlet, the washer-upper, the supervisor and the manager.
As my new mother-in-law said, she is not losing a daughter but gaining a washer-upper.
[…] not just as a tool extends human effort but as innovations substitute for old travails (the dishwasher purportedly releasing the washer-upper […]
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Washer-upper means (humorous) One who does the washing up..
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[…] the young man or woman who serves us in the fast food outlet, the washer-upper, the supervisor and the manager.
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