washwoman

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

wash +‎ woman

Noun[edit]

washwoman (plural washwomen)

  1. A washerwoman.
    • 2008 April 17, Cintra Wilson, “Little Hedge Fund on the Prairie”, in New York Times[1]:
      A kimono dress by Derek Lam evoked the washwomen of feudal Japanese warlords ($1,390).