washerman

washerman
/wosh"euhr meuhn, waw"sheuhr-/, n., pl. washermen.
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.
[1705-15; WASHER + -MAN]
Usage. See -man.

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