Associations to the word «Washerwoman»

Wiktionary

WASHERWOMAN, noun. A woman who washes other people's laundry for payment.

Dictionary definition

WASHERWOMAN, noun. A working woman who takes in washing.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats