laundrywoman

[ lawn-dree-woom-uhn, lahn- ]

noun

, plural laun·dry·wom·en.

1. laundress.
2. a woman who works in or operates a laundry.
3. a woman who collects and delivers laundry.

laundrywoman

/ ˈlɔːndrɪwʊmən /

noun

1. a woman who collects or delivers laundry
2. a woman who works in a laundry

Gender Note

See -woman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of laundrywoman¹

First recorded in 1860–65; laundry + woman