laundryman

UK: /ˈlɔːndrɪmən/ US: (lôn′drē man′, län′-)

Inflections of 'laundryman' (n): npl: laundrymen

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laun•dry•man  (lôn′drē man′, län′-), n., pl. -men. 

1. a person who works in or operates a laundry.
2. a person who collects and delivers laundry.

• laundry + man¹ 1700–10

Usage

See -man. 

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laundryman / ˈlɔːndrɪmən/ noun ( -men)

1. a man who collects or delivers laundry
2. a man who works in a laundry

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laun•dry /ˈlɔndri, ˈlɑn-/   n., pl. -dries. 

1. articles of clothing or linens that have been or are to be washed:
   [uncountable] enough laundry for a full load.
2. [countable] a room or business establishment where things are laundered.

laun•dry•man  or -wom•an, n. [countable] , pl. -men or -wom•en. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

laun•dry  (lôn′drē, län′-), n., pl. -dries. 

1. articles of clothing, linens, etc., that have been or are to be washed.
2. a business establishment where clothes, linens, etc., are laundered.
3. a room or area, as in a home or apartment building, reserved for doing the family wash.

• Middle French lavanderie. See launder, -y³
• Middle English lavandrie 1350–1400