laundress C2 Topic:Work & Careers US /ˈlɔːndrəs/ UK /ˈlɔːndrəs/ See IPA manual Freq #49929 Meanings 1 noun a woman employed to wash and iron clothes; now dated The household hired a laundress to wash the bed linen each Monday. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a woman employed to wash... laundry workerwasherwoman Word family Related forms launderlaundererlaundryironing Etymology Formed from launder or launderer with the feminine suffix -ess. It was once a common occupational term, but the gender-neutral laundry worker is now generally preferred. Topics Work & Careers External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # laundress **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlɔːndrəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɔːndrəs/ **Frequency rank:** 49929 ## Meanings 1. a woman employed to wash and iron clothes; now dated ## Examples - The household hired a laundress to wash the bed linen each Monday. ## Synonyms - laundry worker - washerwoman ## Related Forms - launder - launderer - laundry - ironing ## Etymology Formed from launder or launderer with the feminine suffix -ess. It was once a common occupational term, but the gender-neutral laundry worker is now generally preferred. ## Topics - Work & Careers markdown