noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of washerwoman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: washerwoman
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
laundress
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verb
Meaning 2
To act as a laundress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, obsolete
Examples
- 2007, Lawrence Hill, The Book of Negroes (Someone Knows My Name), New York: Norton, Book Three, p. 260, Mama got herself free before she had me, and she was laundressing for the British since my early days.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a working woman who takes in washing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: washwoman, washerwoman, laundrywoman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: washer
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English launder Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English launderer English ess English laundress From launderer + ess.