whitewasher

Variant of whitewash

noun

  1. a mixture of lime, whiting, size, water, etc., for whitening walls, etc.
  2. a cosmetic formerly used for making the skin fair
    1. a glossing over or concealing of faults or defects in an effort to exonerate or give the appearance of soundness
    2. something said or done for this purpose
  3. Sports, Informal a defeat in which the loser scores no points

transitive verb

  1. to cover with whitewash
  2. to gloss over or conceal the faults or defects of; give a favorable interpretation of or a falsely virtuous appearance to
  3. Sports, Informal to defeat (an opponent) soundly

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