Usually means: Person who washes clothes professionally.
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  1. washman: Merriam-Webster
  2. washman: Wordnik
  3. washman: Wiktionary
  4. Washman: Rhymezone

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  1. WASHMAN, WASHMAN, WASHMAN: Terminology and Descriptions of Geneaological Words

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  1. washman: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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Definitions from Wiktionary (washman)

▸ noun:  (historical) A person employed in metalworking to wash the tin plates between manufacturing processes.

Similar:
washeryman, wiresmith, whitesmith, shingler, metalworks, woolwasher, washwoman, washmaid, tinwork, panman, more...

Opposite:
dry cleaner, launderer, presser

Types:
launderer, laundress, dry cleaner, more...

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Similar:
washeryman, wiresmith, whitesmith, shingler, metalworks, woolwasher, washwoman, washmaid, tinwork, panman, more...

Opposite:
dry cleaner, launderer, presser

Types:
launderer, laundress, dry cleaner, more...



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