According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
LAUNDRESS
washwoman, washerwoman, laundrywoman, laundress
(noun) a working woman who takes in washing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
laundress (plural laundresses)
A woman whose employment is laundering.
Verb
laundress (third-person singular simple present laundresses, present participle laundressing, simple past and past participle laundressed)
(obsolete, historical) To act as a laundress.
Source: Wiktionary
Laun"dress, n.
Definition: A woman whose employment is laundering.
Laun"dress, v. i.
Definition: To act as a laundress.[Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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