washerman

American  

[wosh-er-muhn, waw-sher-] / ˈwɒʃ ər mən, ˈwɔ ʃər- /

noun

plural

washermen

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.

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Gender

See -man.

Etymology

Origin of washerman

First recorded in 1705–15; washer + -man

Example Sentences

Many years ago,—it is not known exactly how many—a man of the Washerman caste left his native village and came to Singonahully.

From Old Daniel by Unsigned

"A friend of the minister's"—So the report is traced back to the Washerman, who says, "He was my Ass."

From The Talking Thrush and Other Tales from India by Crooke, William

The Cat went along the road and perceived a Washerman with a donkey.

From The Talking Thrush and Other Tales from India by Crooke, William

There was a certain Washerman at Benares, whose name was Carpúrapataka, and he had an Ass and a Dog in his courtyard; the first tethered, and the last roaming loose.

From Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala by Arnold, Edwin, Sir

A jolly lad was Dennis, who danced jigs, on a flat rock by the riverside, as Samson played The Irish Washerman and The Fisher's Hornpipe.

From A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy by Adams, John Wolcott