laundryman

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noun

A man who is in the business of laundering.

Similar
washerman
OriginMiddle English man ← Old English mann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

nounlaundryman (plural laundrymen)

plural laundrymen

  1. A man who is in the business of laundering.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna man who operates an industrial washing machine

Similar
washerman
Broader
washermanadult male
Also see
washerman

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₃-
  2. Proto-Italic*lowō
  3. Latinlavo
  4. Latinlavare
  5. Latinlavandarium
  6. Latinlavandaria
  7. Old Frenchlavanderie
  8. Middle Englishlavendrie
  9. Englishlaundry
  10. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  11. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  12. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  13. Old Englishmann
  14. Middle Englishman
  15. Englishlaundryman

From laundry + -man.

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Translations

Hindi धोबी
  • धोबी (dhobī)man in the business of laundering
Latin lotor
  • lotorman in the business of laundering
Malay tukang dobi
  • tukang dobiman in the business of laundering
Russian мо́йщик
  • мо́йщик (mójščik)man in the business of laundering
Spanish lavandero
  • lavanderoman in the business of laundering
Tagalog labandero
  • labanderoman in the business of laundering
Cite this entry
APA

laundryman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laundryman

MLA

“laundryman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laundryman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laundryman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laundryman.

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