laundryman

[ lawn-dree-man, lahn- ]

noun

, plural laun·dry·men.

1. a person who works in or operates a laundry.
2. a person who collects and delivers laundry.

laundryman

/ ˈlɔːndrɪmən /

noun

1. a man who collects or delivers laundry
2. a man who works in a laundry

Gender Note

See -man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of laundryman¹

First recorded in 1700–10; laundry + man

Example Sentences

Chinese residents lost their lawsuit for damages, but the year after the massacre, most Chinese laundrymen refused to pay their city business license fees.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s Anna May Wong, the groundbreaking Asian American actress and daughter of a laundryman who for a time moved to Europe, though a little earlier than Fay does.

From New York Times

I loved this 20-minute video on the way laundrymen in Mumbai, India, use posters, more commonly deployed by political candidates, to advertise their businesses.

From New York Times

Later, laundrymen would congregate after hours at his herb store.

From Los Angeles Times

They were the Chinese waiter, the Chinese laundryman.

From New York Times