noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A woman employed to wash clothes.
2. 2
   a working woman who takes in washing wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

dishwasherlaundressscullery maidscullionwasherwasherwoman

Etymology

From laundry + -woman.

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