"washer-upper" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-washer-upper.wav Forms: washer-uppers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=washer-upper}} washer-upper (plural washer-uppers)
  1. (humorous) One who does the washing up. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-washer-upper-en-noun-fBAUYXLx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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