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voider

voider

9.9
A basket for holding dirty or wet clothes before they are washed
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : cesta de ropa
  • She emptied the week's laundry from the voider and began sorting by color.

Examples

  • He placed his wet towels in the voider after his morning shower.

  • The old-fashioned voider stood by the laundry room door, ready for dirty clothes.

  • I put my dirty clothes in the voider.

  • The voider is full of wet towels.

  • He placed his wet towels in the voider after his morning shower.

  • She emptied the week's laundry from the voider and began sorting by color.

  • The old-fashioned voider stood by the laundry room door, ready for dirty clothes.

Synonyms

laundry basket
vsvoider
7 1.0

A basket for holding clothes that need washing or have just been washed

is mainly for holding garments before washing or when wet for drying
clothes hamper
vsvoider
  • US
1 1.4

A basket that holds dirty clothes before washing

is the same meaning but expressed with another name
laundry cart
vsvoider
  • US
1 1.1

A cart with wheels for carrying clothes in laundromats or hotels

is a stationary container for holding dirty or wet garments, not for moving them
clothes basket
vsvoider
1 1.3

A large container with handles for holding dirty clothes before washing

is the more general container term not specific about materials or size

How Large

chest
363 1.0
clothes hamper
  • US
1 1.4
voider
  • Archaic
9.9

Surface Forms

voider singular
voiders plural

Morphology

voider = void (semi-transparent) = void + er

The form 'void' + '-er' suggests an instrument or container related to emptying, but the exact sense 'basket for dirty clothes' is a specific usage not fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

The word voider is also linked to void, which can mean 'to empty'. A laundry basket is a place you 'void' your dirty or wet clothes into, so a voider is a container that holds those clothes until you wash them.