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.
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of washerman
Example Sentences
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"A friend of the minister's"—So the report is traced back to the Washerman, who says, "He was my Ass."
From The Talking Thrush and Other Tales from India by Crooke, William
A jolly lad was Dennis, who danced jigs, on a flat rock by the riverside, as Samson played The Irish Washerman and The Fisher's Hornpipe.
From A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy by Adams, John Wolcott
Many years ago,—it is not known exactly how many—a man of the Washerman caste left his native village and came to Singonahully.
From Old Daniel by Unsigned
Daniel was by this time regularly installed as Mission Washerman.
From Old Daniel by Unsigned
The Cat went along the road and perceived a Washerman with a donkey.
From The Talking Thrush and Other Tales from India by Crooke, William
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