WASHERWOMAN

washwoman, washerwoman, laundrywoman, laundress

(noun) a working woman who takes in washing

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

washerwoman (plural washerwomen)

A woman who washes other people's laundry for payment.

Source: Wiktionary

Wash"er*wom`an, n.; pl. Washerwomen (.

1. A woman who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for others.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The pied wagtail; -- so called in allusion to its beating the water with its tail while tripping along the leaves of water plants. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition