Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

washerwoman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: wash-er-wom-an
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman who washes people's laundry.

noun

A double drummer, large cicada of Australia, of species Thopha saccata.

Colloquial

noun

A weedy plant of the Americas (Alternanthera caracasana).

Example Sentences

"‘I wish it would rain,’ continued she; ‘only we are going to have a six-week’s wash to-morrow, and that’s a heavy job for the poor creatures. La! don’t you pity washerwomen in hot weather; it’s the hardest work that’s done.’"

Etymology

Etymology tree English washer Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English washerwoman From washer + -woman.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

washerwomen (plural)

Derived Forms

washerwomanly

Phrases

washerwoman's itch

Frequently Paired Words

washerman

Synonyms

laundress washwoman laundrywoman

Questions

What does washerwoman mean?: A woman who washes people's laundry.
Where does washerwoman come from?: Etymology tree English washer Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English washerwoman From washer + -woman.

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