washerman
[ wosh-er-muhn, waw-sher- ]
noun,plural wash·er·men.
a man who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundryman.
a man who operates a machine for washing, as in a phase of a manufacturing process.
Origin of washerman
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See -man.
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How to use washerman in a sentence
In the Company's vocabulary a 'washerman' was a man who 'bleached' new-made cloth; and the Company employed a number of bleachers.
The Story of Madras | Glyn BarlowJoe turned to spy the frightened deputy washerman wriggling under the verandah.
Down the Mother Lode | Vivia HemphillI think these are all our domestics, except the dobee, or washerman, but I do not know his name.
A Popular Account of the Manners and Customs of India | Charles AclandThe dhoby (washerman) will wash and get up your clothing, but will do nothing else.
Having filled the drum, they emerged from the forest at a place where a washerman was washing clothes.
Santal Folk Tales | A. Campbell
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