washerwoman

noun

wash·​er·​wom·​an ˈwȯ-shər-ˌwu̇-mən How to pronounce washerwoman (audio)
ˈwä-
: a woman whose occupation is washing clothes : laundress

Examples of washerwoman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Centuries later, French washerwomen — lavandières — spread their sheets over lavender bushes to bleach, dry and scent them. Lee Somerville, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024 The video prominently features a one-eyed cat, an olde-fashioned washerwoman, a guitarist and drummer wearing full-face white mesh masks, and of course fire. Leila Sales, SPIN, 7 May 2024 The laundress in her 1905 book The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle was inspired by her family’s washerwoman on holidays in Scotland; that tale, like others, was composed for real children in her life. Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024 Michael Louis Cusimano — who gallantly stepped into the show, unrehearsed, just days before opening night after an actor was injured — plays the doomed heir Charles Baskerville and his heir, American cowboy Henry Baskerville, as well as a washerwoman, police inspector, tobacco salesman and more. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2022 See all Example Sentences for washerwoman 

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Word History

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of washerwoman was in 1632

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“Washerwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/washerwoman. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

washerwoman

noun
wash·​er·​wom·​an ˈwȯsh-ər-ˌwu̇m-ən How to pronounce washerwoman (audio)
ˈwäsh-
: a woman who takes in washing
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