washwoman

[ wosh-woom-uhn, wawsh- ]

noun,plural wash·wom·en.

Origin of washwoman

1
First recorded in 1580–90; wash + -woman

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How to use washwoman in a sentence

  • His bosom friends were the son of a Jewish junk dealer, the son of a colored wash-woman, and the son of an Irish day laborer.

    The Grain Of Dust | David Graham Phillips
  • In an uncouth world he was a gentleman; he bowed as courteously to a wash-woman as to an heiress.

    Watch Yourself Go By | Al. G. Field
  • The son of a wash-woman begins re-making himself socially and imparts his system to his numerous friends.

    Much Ado About Peter | Jean Webster
  • The sneers and insults she received soon limited her journeyings from home, and she finally became the village wash-woman.

    The Grain Ship | Morgan Robertson
  • I called the white-wash woman to come with her brush and cover up the filthy sight, if she could not cleanse the dirt away.

    Woman in Prison | Caroline H. Woods

British Dictionary definitions for washwoman

washwoman

/ (ˈwɒʃˌwʊmən) /


nounplural -women
  1. a less common word for washerwoman

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