washerman
Americannoun
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a man who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundryman.
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a man who operates a machine for washing, as in a phase of a manufacturing process.
Gender
See -man.
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Etymology
Origin of washerman
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It turned out that the washerman had mixed up their shirts and Dev Anand was wearing Guru Dutt’s shirt.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2011
Having filled the drum, they emerged from the forest at a place where a washerman was washing clothes.
From Santal Folk Tales by Campbell, A.
He was deserted by cook, steward, washerman, and all other personal attendants.
From Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions by Nassau, Robert Hamill
Another characteristic thing we had to accustom ourselves to was our washerman.
From Yankee Girls in Zulu Land by Vescelius-Sheldon, Louise
In Madras, Mr. Pandiān states, the village barber, like the washerman, is known as the son of the village.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
The settlement is largely inhabited by washermen and their families, many of whom live and work there.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
A narrow lane in Mumbai city's upmarket Colaba area opens up to a patch of land filled with small concrete cubicles - nooks washermen use to clean and dry the city's laundry.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
They are used for igniting hookhas: they are also burnt inside the smoothing-iron used by washermen in order to heat it.
From The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries by Galton, Francis, Sir
The washermen, however, refused, and as they could not find a purchaser, they threw away the ashes, and returned home determined to be revenged upon Bitaram.
From Santal Folk Tales by Campbell, A.
As to debts of wives of herdsmen, distillers, players, washermen and hunters, the husbands have to pay; because their maintenance depends upon their wives.
From Hindu Law and Judicature from the Dharma-Sástra of Yájnavalkya by Edward Röer
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