washerman

wash·er·man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wosh-er-muh n, waw-sher-]
- /ˈwɒʃ ər mən, ˈwɔ ʃər-/
- /wˈɒʃəmən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wosh-er-muh n, waw-sher-]
- /ˈwɒʃ ər mən, ˈwɔ ʃər-/

Definitions of washerman word

noun plural washerman a man who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundryman. 1
noun plural washerman a man who operates a machine for washing, as in a phase of a manufacturing process. 1
noun washerman A man who washes laundry for payment. 1
noun washerman a man whose work is washing clothes, linens, etc. 0
noun washerman a person who operates a machine that washes (in various manufacturing senses) 0

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Origin of washerman

First appearance:

before 1705

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1705-15; washer + -man

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Parts of speech for Washerman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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washerman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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