window washer
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- noun
- /ˈwɪndoʊ ˈwɑːʃər/
- US
:
limpiador de ventanas
- After a long day, the window washer packed away his equipment and looked forward to a hot meal.
- window washer rig
Examples
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I started as a window washer myself!
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It's no life for you, being married to a window washer.
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The window washer is refusing to come down.
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There were two window washers in crisp gray uniforms.
Fiction book (1998) -
Tom Balanoff is the president of the Service Employees International Union Local 1, which represents janitors, building engineers, doormen, and window washers.
Blog text (4) -
The window washer carefully cleaned each pane of glass to ensure the view remained clear for the office workers.
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During a storm, the window washer suspended from his harness continued to wash the building's windows with expert skill.
Synonyms
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A person who cleans windows on buildings or vehicles for money
How Aggressive
- Offensive
- US
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derivable from 'window' (glass opening) + 'washer' (one who washes): a person who washes windows. This noun–noun compounding is a common, transparent pattern in English (and in many other languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended meaning, though context disambiguates any rare reading of 'washer' as a machine.
Etymology
The phrase window washer paints a clear picture: a washer standing on a ladder or rope, using a cloth and bucket to clean windows. So, window washer means 'a person whose job is to clean the glass of windows'.