wringer
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English wringere, equivalent to wring + -er.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wringer (plural wringers)
- One who wrings.
- 2000, Marlene Evans, Redbirds and Rubies and Rainbows, page 33:
- We wringers of hands don't really want a step to take! We want to continue our hand-wringing and feel hostile toward anyone who acts as if there's something simple to do about any problem.
- A device for drying laundry consisting of two rollers between which the wet laundry is squeezed (or wrung); a mangle.
- (figurative) Something that causes pain, hardship, or exertion; an ordeal.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
one who wrings
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