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laundress

laun·dress [ láwndrəss ] (plural laun·dress·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
woman doing washing: a woman who does washing and ironing, especially one who does other people's washing and ironing as a way of earning a living ( dated )

[Mid-16th century. < obsolete launder (see launder)]
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