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wash·er·wom·an
/
ˈwɒʃ
ərˌwʊm
ən, ˈwɔ
ʃər-
/
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[
wosh
-er-w
oo
m-
uh
n,
waw
-sher-
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
wash·er·wom·en.
a woman who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundress.
Also,
washwoman
.
Origin:
1625–35;
washer
+
-woman
Usage note
See
-woman.
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washerwoman
, (
masculine
)
washwoman
or
(
masculine
)
washerman
(ˈwɒʃəˌwʊmən)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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