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washerwomen

washerwomen is the plural of washerwoman.

Meaning of washerwoman

Noun

washerwoman (plural washerwomen)

  1. A woman who washes people's laundry.
    • ‘I wish it would rain,’ continued she; ‘only we are going to have a six-week’s wash to-morrow, and that’s a heavy job for the poor creatures. La! don’t you pity washerwomen in hot weather; it’s the hardest work that’s done.’1810, [anonymous] […], chapter XXVIII, in Splendid Follies. A Novel, […]. Founded on Facts., volume III, London: […] J[ames] F[letcher] Hughes, […], →OCLC, pages 123–124
    Synonyms:
    laundress
  2. (colloquial) A double drummer, large cicada of Australia, of species Thopha saccata.
  3. A weedy plant of the Americas (Alternanthera caracasana).

Questions about washerwomen

What is washerwomen the plural of?
Washerwomen is the plural of washerwoman.

Words near washerwomen in the dictionary

  1. washerwife
  2. washerwives
  3. washerwoman
  4. washerwoman's itch
  5. washerwomanly
  6. washerwomen
  7. washery
  8. washeryman
  9. washerymen
  10. washes
  11. washes a blackamoor white

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