[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

washerwoman \wash"erwom`an\, n.; pl. washerwomen.
   1913 webster
   1. a woman who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for
      others.
      1913 webster

   2. zool. the pied wagtail; -- so called in allusion to its
      beating the water with its tail while tripping along the
      leaves of water plants. prov. eng.
      1913 webster
see also:
washerwomen 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

washerwoman
     n : a working woman who takes in washing syn: washwoman, laundrywoman,
          laundress
see also:
washwoman laundrywoman laundress 

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