laundryman

[lawn-dree-man, lahn-]

noun, plural laun·dry·men.

a person who works in or operates a laundry.

a person who collects and delivers laundry.

Origin of laundryman

First recorded in 1700–10; laundry + man¹

Usage note

See -man.

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Examples from the Web for laundryman

Historical Examples of laundryman

Eros, patron saint of the laundryman, conducts ancient rituals.
Fantazius Mallare
Ben Hecht
I got these clothes from our laundryman, so that I shouldn't attract attention.
From Sand Hill to Pine
Bret Harte
She came upon a laundryman, and asked who was in command there.
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Volume I of 5)
Various
The cook was in the kitchen and the laundryman in the laundry.
The Land of Tomorrow
William B Stephenson, Jr.
And 'member when he got carried away in the hamper by the laundryman?
The Corner House Girls Growing Up
Grace Brooks Hill

British Dictionary definitions for laundryman

laundryman

noun plural -men

a man who collects or delivers laundry

a man who works in a laundry

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