9 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
noun a working woman who takes in washing
originEtymology tree English launder Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English launderer English ess English laundress From launderer + ess.
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