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Definition of "washwoman" [washwoman]

  • Variant of washerwoman. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "washwoman" in a sentence
  • ""washwoman" instead of the "laundress," and, as did her father, called the man who took care of the grounds, ran the furnace, and drove the"
  • "If this old washwoman of a candidate is all the GOP can offer as fresh, then I guess they'll need more lanterns and flares to find their way out of the wilderness."
  • "Our old washwoman Saunders and three children have gone through this visitation successfully, and being so near us we have used some caution. —"