laundrywoman

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noun

A woman employed to wash clothes.

Similar
washwomanwasherwomanlaundress
OriginMiddle English woman ← Old English wīfmann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

nounlaundrywoman (plural laundrywomen)

plural laundrywomen

  1. A woman employed to wash clothes.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna working woman who takes in washing

Similar
washwomanwasherwomanlaundress
Broader
washerwomanadult female
Also see
laundresswasherwomanwashwoman

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-Germanic*wībą
  11. Proto-West Germanic*wīb
  12. Old Englishwīf
  13. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  14. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  15. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  16. Old Englishmann
  17. Old Englishwīfmann
  18. Middle Englishwoman
  19. Englishlaundrywoman

From laundry + -woman.

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APA

laundrywoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laundrywoman

MLA

“laundrywoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laundrywoman. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laundrywoman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laundrywoman.

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