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Definition of
washerwoman noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
washerwoman
noun
noun
NAmE
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ˈwɑʃərˌwʊmən
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NAmE
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ˈwɔʃərˌwʊmən
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pl.
washerwomen
NAmE
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ˈwɑʃərˌwɪmən
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,
NAmE
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ˈwɔʃərˌwɪmən
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)
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a woman in the past whose job was to wash clothes, etc. for other people
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washerwoman
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