washerman

[ wosh-er-muhn, waw-sher- ]

/ ˈwɒʃ ər mən, ˈwɔ ʃər- /

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.

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First recorded in 1705–15; washer + -man

See -man.

On the third day the relations go to the burning-ground, and a barber and washerman sprinkle water over the ashes.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
The profession of washerman, or dhobi as he is called, like most other occupations in India, is chiefly an hereditary one.
India and the Indians|Edward F. Elwin
Let one ignorance removes another, as washerman cleanses one dirt by another.
The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2)|Valmiki
Her own cloth is left outside, and must be sent from there to the washerman.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

They then bathe and present their clothes to the washerman, putting on new clothes.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV|R.V. Russell