noun
Meaning 1
A man who is in the business of laundering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
laundryman
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noun
Meaning 2
operates industrial washing machine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: washerman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: washer
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh3-der. Proto-Italic *lowō Latin lavo Latin lavareder. Latin lavandarium Latin lavandaria Old French lavanderiebor. Middle English lavendrie English laundry Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English laundryman From laundry + -man.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hindi: धोबी (dhobī) — man in the business of laundering
- Latin: lotor — man in the business of laundering
- Malay: tukang dobi — man in the business of laundering
- Quechua: t'aqsaq — man in the business of laundering
- Russian: мо́йщик (mójščik) — man in the business of laundering
- Spanish: lavandero — man in the business of laundering
- Tagalog: labandero — man in the business of laundering
- Ottoman Turkish: چاماشیرجی (çamaşırcı) — man in the business of laundering