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laundryman

[ lawn-dree-man, lahn- ]
/ ˈlɔn driˌmæn, ˈlɑn- /

noun, plural laun·dry·men.

a person who works in or operates a laundry.
a person who collects and delivers laundry.

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Origin of laundryman

First recorded in 1700–10; laundry + man

usage note for laundryman

See -man.

Words nearby laundryman

laundress, laundrette, laundromat, laundry, laundry list, laundryman, laundrywoman, laura, lauraceous, lauraldehyde, Laurasia
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British Dictionary definitions for laundryman

laundryman
/ (ˈlɔːndrɪmən) /

noun plural -men

a man who collects or delivers laundry
a man who works in a laundry
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