washerwoman

English

Etymology

From washer +‎ -woman.

Noun

washerwoman (plural washerwomen)

A woman who washes other people's laundry for payment.

Translations

woman who washes other people's laundry

Arabic: غَسَّالَة‎ f (ḡassāla)
Danish: vaskekone c
French: laveuse (fr) f
German: Wäscherin (de) f, Waschfrau f
Hindi: धोबिन (hi) f (dhobin)
Irish: caile daibhche m, bean níocháin f
Norman: laverêsse f

Polish: praczka (pl) f
Portuguese: lavadeira (pt)
Romanian: spălătoreasă (ro) f
Russian: пра́чка (ru) f (práčka), мо́йщица (ru) f (mójščica)
Scots: washerwife
Yiddish: וועשערין‎ f (vesherin)

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