washerwoman
English
Etymology
washer + -woman
Noun
washerwoman (plural washerwomen)
- A woman who washes people's laundry.
- Synonym: laundress
- Coordinate term: washerman
- (colloquial) Double drummer.
Derived terms
- washerwomanly
- washerwoman's itch
Translations
woman whose employment is laundering
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Further reading
- washerwoman on Wikipedia.Wikipedia