1. people who apply whitewash (a white liquid mixture) to walls, fences, or other surfaces
2. people who attempt to conceal or gloss over wrongdoing, errors, or unpleasant facts
Usage: often disapproving

Examples

• The whitewashers finished painting the barn fence by noon.
• Professional whitewashers use brushes and rollers to apply the coating evenly.
• The committee was accused of being whitewashers who ignored the corruption scandal.
• Critics called the investigators whitewashers for their superficial report.
• Local whitewashers charged reasonable rates for the spring cleaning project.
• The media criticized the whitewashers who tried to minimize the company’s environmental damage.