laundrywoman

[ lawn-dree-woom-uhn, lahn- ]

noun,plural laun·dry·wom·en.

laundress.
a woman who works in or operates a laundry.

a woman who collects and delivers laundry.

Origin of laundrywoman

First recorded in 1860–65; laundry + woman

usage note For laundrywoman

See -woman.

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British Dictionary definitions for laundrywoman

laundrywoman

/ (ˈlɔːndrɪwʊmən) /

nounplural -women

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

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