washerman

[ wosh-er-muhn, waw-sher- ]

noun

, plural wash·er·men.

1. a man who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundryman.
2. a man who operates a machine for washing, as in a phase of a manufacturing process.

Gender Note

See -man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of washerman¹

First recorded in 1705–15; washer + -man

Example Sentences

In the Company's vocabulary a 'washerman' was a man who 'bleached' new-made cloth; and the Company employed a number of bleachers.

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Joe turned to spy the frightened deputy washerman wriggling under the verandah.

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I think these are all our domestics, except the dobee, or washerman, but I do not know his name.

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The dhoby (washerman) will wash and get up your clothing, but will do nothing else.

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Having filled the drum, they emerged from the forest at a place where a washerman was washing clothes.

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