wringer
Meaning
- One who wrings.
- One who wrings.
- A device for drying laundry consisting of two rollers between which the wet laundry is squeezed (or wrung).
- (figuratively) Something that causes pain, hardship, or exertion; an ordeal.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English wringere, equivalent to wring + -er.
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