launder
verb (used with object)
to wash (clothes, linens, etc.).
launderer
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a word derived from
launder.
Example Sentences
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When his account reached $500,000, Stilwell was told by the investment platform’s customer service that he had been flagged as a money launderer and needed to pay a hefty fee to prove he wasn’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
He was accused of acting as frontman and money launderer for Maduro and his government, who in return granted him Venezuelan citizenship and a diplomatic passport.
From Barron's ● May 17, 2026
At first, Ochuko Ojiri refused to answer police questions, but in a prepared statement he said he had no reason to believe Ahmad was a terrorist and money launderer.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2025
Treasury, which alleged he was a “prominent Lebanon-based money launderer and significant Hezbollah financier.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
After due reflection I decided to start as a launderer, specialising in washing shirts at ten pfennigs, or one penny, apiece.
From Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben by Henry Charles Mahoney
