washman

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noun

A person employed in metalworking to wash the tin plates between manufacturing processes.

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washer
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Meanings

nounwashman (plural washmen)

plural washmen

  1. historicalA person employed in metalworking to wash the tin plates between manufacturing processes.

    Synonyms: washer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person employed in metalworking to wash the tin plates between manufacturing processes.

Similar
washer

Origin

From wash + -man.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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