washerwoman
noun
a woman who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundress.
washerwomen
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pluralof washerwoman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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 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
Still other women accompanied the army as “camp followers,” serving as cooks, washerwomen, and nurses.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
Miss Nsia was in the number of the washerwomen, and, with confusion of humility, came to my side and inquired whether Private Nothing wished his clothes washed; to which I assented gratefully.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
