וועשער

Yiddish

Etymology

From וואַשן (vashn) +‎ ־ער (-er) with umlaut.

Noun

וועשער • (vesher) m, plural וועשערס (veshers), feminine וועשערין (vesherin) or וועשערקע (vesherke)

1. washer, laundryman (person who washes for a living)

Related terms

• וואַשן (vashn)
• וועש (vesh)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “וועשער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “וועשער”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN