noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A washerwoman.

   "A kimono dress by Derek Lam evoked the washwomen of feudal Japanese warlords ($1,390)."

2. 2
   a working woman who takes in washing wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

laundresslaundrywomanwasherwoman

Example

More examples

"The mother of the poet was a washwoman, his father a clerk."

Etymology

From wash + woman.

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