"window-washer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: window-washers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} window-washer (plural window-washers)
  1. Alternative form of window washer. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: window washer
    Sense id: en-window-washer-en-noun-jsYnWehK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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