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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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
The barber washes the feet of the boy and girl and places vermilion on the foreheads of the guests; the washerman spreads a sheet on the ground on which the boy and girl sit.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
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
After a death has occurred at a Kunbi’s house, the impurity is not removed until the barber and washerman have eaten in it.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
In both Districts the washerman is one of the recognised village servants, but as a rule he gets no fixed payment, and the great body of cultivators dispense with his services altogether.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
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