washerman

[ wosh-er-muhn, waw-sher- ]

noun

, plural wash·er·men.

1. a man who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundryman.
2. a man who operates a machine for washing, as in a phase of a manufacturing process.

Gender Note

See -man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of washerman¹

First recorded in 1705–15; washer + -man

Example Sentences

So, some of the postcards show people solely identified by their occupation - in this case, the "dhoby" or washerman who regularly collected clothes for wash from several homes.

From BBC

While Muslims have no jobs, Jats suddenly find themselves without farmhands, builders, painters, carpenters and washermen.

From New York Times

During the Crimean War many of the washermen attending to the washing of the French hospitals were attacked by cholera.

From Project Gutenberg

A Muslim washerman got no reservation, but a Hindu washerman got one.

From New York Times

The weaver arrayed himself in the clothes which he had borrowed from the village washermen.

From Project Gutenberg