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- [lawn-dris, lahn-]
- /ˈlɔn drɪs, ˈlɑn-/
- /ˈlɔːndrɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lawn-dris, lahn-]
- /ˈlɔn drɪs, ˈlɑn-/
Definitions of laundress word
- noun laundress a woman whose work is the washing and ironing of clothes, linens, etc. 1
- noun laundress A woman who is employed to launder clothes and linens. 1
- noun laundress a woman who launders clothes, sheets, etc, for a living 0
- noun laundress a woman whose work is washing clothes, ironing, etc.; washerwoman 0
- noun laundress A woman whose employment is laundering. 0
- verb laundress (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To act as a laundress. 0
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Origin of laundress
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; obsolete launder launderer (see launder) + -ess
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Parts of speech for Laundress
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
laundress popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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