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laundrywoman

[ lawn-dree-woom-uhn, lahn- ]

noun

, plural laun·dry·wom·en.
  1. a woman who works in or operates a laundry.
  2. a woman who collects and delivers laundry.


laundrywoman

/ ˈlɔːndrɪwʊmən /

noun

  1. a woman who collects or delivers laundry
  2. a woman who works in a laundry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Gender Note

See -woman.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of laundrywoman1

First recorded in 1860–65; laundry + woman

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