laundrywoman

[ lawn-dree-woo m-uh n, lahn- ]
/ ˈlɔn driˌwʊm ən, ˈlɑn- /

noun, plural laun·dry·wom·en.

laundress.
a woman who works in or operates a laundry.
a woman who collects and delivers laundry.

Origin of laundrywoman

First recorded in 1860–65; laundry + woman

usage note for laundrywoman

See -woman.

Words nearby laundrywoman

laundrette, laundromat, laundry, laundry list, laundryman, laundrywoman, laura, lauraceous, lauraldehyde, laurasia, laurate

British Dictionary definitions for laundry-woman

laundrywoman
/ (ˈlɔːndrɪwʊmən) /

noun plural -women

a woman who collects or delivers laundry
a woman who works in a laundry