washerwoman

[ wosh-er-woom-uhn, waw-sher- ]

noun

, plural wash·er·wom·en.

1. a woman who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundress.

washerwoman

/ ˈwɒʃəˌwʊmən /

noun

1. a person who washes clothes for a living

Gender Note

See -woman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of washerwoman¹

First recorded in 1625–35; washer + -woman

Example Sentences

She worked as a domestic and a nanny for a wealthy family, then secured a job as a washerwoman chez Mère Fillioux.

From The Daily Beast

Ah, ça, Monsieur my brother, do you take me for a washerwoman?

From Project Gutenberg

The last paper would deal with the washerwoman at one's own home, and at hers.

From Project Gutenberg

He would have her save out of her washerwoman and linendraper, and yet have a smart gown and go in a brougham.

From Project Gutenberg

Among them was an elderly woman going to see her daughter, who was a washerwoman at St. Petersburg.

From Project Gutenberg

Touched by her youth, her misfortune and her beauty, my father apprenticed her to a washerwoman who lived near us.

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