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.

Words nearby laundryman

laundress, laundrette, laundromat, laundry, laundry list, laundryman, laundrywoman, laura, lauraceous, lauraldehyde, laurasia

Origin of laundryman

First recorded in 1700–10; laundry + man¹

usage note for laundryman

See -man.

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Examples from the Web for laundryman

The laundryman can never estimate the amount of work to be done until the laundry bundles are actually on the premises.
Making Both Ends Meet|Sue Ainslie Clark and Edith Wyatt
Those hardy flowers had run away from the laundryman's garden, and the grass in the middle of the lot was pink with them.
My Antonia|Willa Cather
So Bert had to shuffle along just like a Chinese laundryman who wears those funny straw slippers without any heels.
The Bobbsey Twins at Home|Laura Lee Hope
Milly, who was never hard for more than a few moments, went over to the lounge and caressed the Laundryman's face.
One Woman's Life|Robert Herrick

A laundryman and house-servant can be had for somewhat less.
Two Years in Oregon|Wallis Nash

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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