washerwoman Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a working woman who takes in washing
    laundress; washwoman; laundrywoman.

WordNet

Wash"er*wom`an noun
Wordforms
plural Washerwomen
Definitions
  1. A woman who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for others.
  2. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913