"laundress" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: laundresses [plural]
Etymology: launderer + -ess Etymology templates: {{suf|en|launderer|ess}} launderer + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} laundress (plural laundresses)
  1. Synonym of washerwoman Categories (topical): Female people, Laundry Synonyms: washerwoman [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-laundress-en-noun-b9TuEcrN Disambiguation of Female people: 100 0 Disambiguation of Laundry: 92 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess: 71 29

Verb

Forms: laundresses [present, singular, third-person], laundressing [participle, present], laundressed [participle, past], laundressed [past]
Etymology: launderer + -ess Etymology templates: {{suf|en|launderer|ess}} launderer + -ess Head templates: {{en-verb}} laundress (third-person singular simple present laundresses, present participle laundressing, simple past and past participle laundressed)
  1. (obsolete, historical) To act as a laundress. Tags: historical, obsolete
    Sense id: en-laundress-en-verb-L9jd5xz7

Inflected forms

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