washerwomen
- plural of washerwoman.
Example Sentences
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Naman Ramachandran, author of Rajinikanth: A Definitive Biography, notes that Rajinikanth's fans range from Wall Street bankers to washerwomen in Tamil Nadu.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025
Jim Downs: Laundresses, washerwomen, cooks, any number of things.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 2, 2023
In Atlanta, she spoke of the washerwomen who went on strike in 1881; in New York she spoke of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory tragedy.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2020
In a speech in Atlanta in November, Warren said black washerwomen who led a successful strike in the 1880s for higher wages proved “the women stood together.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2020
“Some dance, some sing, one plays the pipe and one the drums. Good washerwomen too.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
