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washerwoman

noun

NAmE//ˈwɑʃərˌwʊmən//

, NAmE//ˈwɔʃərˌwʊmən//

(pl. washerwomen

NAmE//ˈwɑʃərˌwɪmən//

, NAmE//ˈwɔʃərˌwɪmən//

)

a woman in the past whose job was to wash clothes, etc. for other people

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