Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

launder

/ˈlɔndɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
laun-der
IPA
/ˈlɔndɚ/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A washerwoman or washerman.

Obsolete

noun

A trough used by miners to receive powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus for comminuting (sorting) the ore.

noun

A trough or channel carrying water to the wheel of a watermill.

noun

A gutter (for rainwater).

verb

To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.

verb

To lave; to wet.

Obsolete

verb

To disguise the source of (ill-gotten wealth) by various means.

verb

To obtain a pointer to an object created in storage occupied by an existing object of the same type, even if it has const or reference members.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Contracted from Middle English lavender, from Old French lavandiere, from Late Latin lavandera, from Latin lavō (“to wash”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈlɔndɚ/
  • British English: /ˈlɔːndə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

launders (plural) launderer (alternative) launders (present, singular) laundering (participle, present) laundered (participle, past) laundered (past)

Derived Forms

launderability launderable launderess mislaunder relaunder unlaundered

Phrases

money laundering

Frequently Paired Words

launderer launderette laundress laundry lave

Synonyms

inlayer wash

Rhymes With

alexander xander sander

Questions

How do you pronounce launder?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɔndɚ/.
What does launder mean?
A washerwoman or washerman.
Where does launder come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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