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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Dishwasher

/dĭsh'-wäshˌ-ẽr/ · Dish·wash·er · IPA /ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ/
01 n. One who, or that which, washes dishes.
  1. 1.
    One who, or that which, washes dishes.
  2. 2.
    A European bird; the wagtail.(Zool.)
  3. 3.
    an electrical appliance{4} which washes tableware automatically by directing powerful streams of hot soapy water at the items from multiple jets.