laundryman
/'lɔ:ndrimən/
Definition
- Noun:
- A person whose job is to wash, dry, and iron clothes, linens, and other fabrics, often professionally or for a service: A laundryman is typically a man employed to operate washing equipment and handle laundry, either in a commercial establishment, a hotel, or by providing a collection and delivery service.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The hotel laundryman ensured all the bed sheets were perfectly clean and pressed.
- Before modern washing machines, many households sent their clothes to the local laundryman.
Advanced Usage
- Historical/Professional Context: The term often implies a specific, sometimes outdated, professional role, distinct from more modern job titles like "laundry attendant" or "dry cleaner."
- In the early 20th century, the laundryman would come to our street every Monday with his cart.
Variants and Related Words
- Launderer (n): A more formal or gender-neutral term for a person who launders clothes.
- Laundress (n): A woman whose job is washing clothes and linens.
- Laundry (n): The room or place where washing is done, or the clothes/linens themselves.
Synonyms
- Washerman: A person, especially a man, who washes clothes.
- Dry cleaner: A person who owns or works in a business that cleans clothes with chemical solvents instead of water.
Related Phrases
- "To send out the laundry": To give clothes to a professional laundry service.
- We send out the laundry to a local service every week.
Noun
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operates industrial washing machine
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