launderer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈlɔːndəɹə(ɹ)/
Etymology
Etymology tree English launder Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English launderer From launder + -er.
Meanings
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One who engages in the business of laundering.
[...] the Westminster City Council has arranged with a large firm of launderers to wash blankets, sheets, pillow cases, and counterpanes, at low standard prices, and to return them the same day.
1941 September, Charles E. Lee, “Sheltering in London Tube Stations”, in Railway Magazine, page 389:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| launderers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (8)
fi pyykinpesijä (one who engages in the business of laundering) · eo lavisto (one who engages in the business of laundering) · ca blanquejador (one who engages in the business of laundering) · ota چاماشیرجی (one who engages in the business of laundering) · grc πλύντης (one who engages in the business of laundering) · qu t'aqsaq (one who engages in the business of laundering) · es blanqueador (one who engages in the business of laundering) · ro spălător (one who engages in the business of laundering)