WASHERWOMAN


Meaning of WASHERWOMAN in English

wash ‧ er ‧ wom ‧ an /ˈwɒʃəˌwʊmən $ ˈwɒːʃər-, ˈwɑː-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural washerwomen /-ˌwɪmɪn/) [countable]

a woman in the past whose job was to wash other people’s clothes

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.