washerman
Americannoun
PLURAL
washermen-
a man who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundryman.
-
a man who operates a machine for washing, as in a phase of a manufacturing process.
Gender
See -man.
Etymology
Origin of washerman
Example Sentences
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So, some of the postcards show people solely identified by their occupation - in this case, the "dhoby" or washerman who regularly collected clothes for wash from several homes.
From BBC
While Muslims have no jobs, Jats suddenly find themselves without farmhands, builders, painters, carpenters and washermen.
From New York Times
During the Crimean War many of the washermen attending to the washing of the French hospitals were attacked by cholera.
From Project Gutenberg
A Muslim washerman got no reservation, but a Hindu washerman got one.
From New York Times
The weaver arrayed himself in the clothes which he had borrowed from the village washermen.
From Project Gutenberg
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