washermann.

Brit.

/ˈwɒʃəmən/, U.S.

/ˈwɔʃərmən/,

/ˈwɑʃərmən/

Etymology: < washer n.¹ + man n.¹

A man whose occupation is the washing of clothes. ‘Chiefly designating the Chinese laundryman of the U.S. and the Asiatic native washer of clothes.’— N.E.D.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > one who washes clothes > a man

laundry-man1708

washerman1715

dhobi1816

washman1869

1715 J. Stevens tr. Hist. Persia 77 His Beauty and Wealth made the Washerman sensible that the Parents must be great.

1743 J. Bulkeley & J. Cummins Voy. to South-seas 126 William Callicutt, Washerman.

1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum I. 244 The Doby, or washerman, is also exclusively a domestic, washing for only one family.

1874 L. J. Trotter Hist. India Introd. 10 Each village kept..its own..schoolmaster, washerman, goldsmith, [etc.].

1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. III. lxxxi. 71 One trade, however, the Chinese are permitted to follow, and have now almost monopolized, that of washermen.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	washerman
释义	washermann. Brit. /ˈwɒʃəmən/, U.S. /ˈwɔʃərmən/, /ˈwɑʃərmən/ Etymology: < washer n.¹ + man n.¹ A man whose occupation is the washing of clothes. ‘Chiefly designating the Chinese laundryman of the U.S. and the Asiatic native washer of clothes.’— N.E.D. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > one who washes clothes > a man laundry-man1708 washerman1715 dhobi1816 washman1869 1715 J. Stevens tr. Hist. Persia 77 His Beauty and Wealth made the Washerman sensible that the Parents must be great. 1743 J. Bulkeley & J. Cummins Voy. to South-seas 126 William Callicutt, Washerman. 1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum I. 244 The Doby, or washerman, is also exclusively a domestic, washing for only one family. 1874 L. J. Trotter Hist. India Introd. 10 Each village kept..its own..schoolmaster, washerman, goldsmith, [etc.]. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. III. lxxxi. 71 One trade, however, the Chinese are permitted to follow, and have now almost monopolized, that of washermen. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1715
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