wash-woman

wash·wom·an

[wosh-woom-uhn, wawsh-]
noun, plural wash·wom·en.

Origin:
1580–90; wash + -woman

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washerwoman, (masculine) washwoman or (masculine) washerman (ˈwɒʃəˌwʊmən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -women, -men
a person who washes clothes for a living
 
washwoman, (masculine) washwoman or (masculine) washerman
 
n
 
washerman, (masculine) washwoman or (masculine) washerman
 
n

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washwoman (ˈwɒʃˌwʊmən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -women
a less common word for washerwoman

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