washerman

noun

wash·er·man ˈwȯ-shər-mən

ˈwä-

: laundryman

also : a man operating any of various industrial washing machines

Examples of washerman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With its title mocking the attempts of phrenology to diminish the worth of African Americans, Smith paints dignified portraits of everyday black people—a bootblack, a washerman—as examples of the unique personalities inherent to every human being. —

Bryan Greene, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Feb. 2021

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