washerwoman
/ˈwɑʃərˌwʊmən/
noun
- A woman whose job is to wash clothes, especially by hand or in a laundry.
- The washerwoman scrubbed the shirts on a washboard until they were spotless.
- In the 19th century, many washerwomen worked from home, taking in laundry from neighbors.
- The washerwoman hung the wet sheets on the line to dry in the sun.
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