noun
laundryman
LAWN-dree-muhn/ˈlɔndrimən/
A man whose job is washing, ironing, or delivering laundry.
The laundryman presses a shirt on the ironing board.
Etymology
Laundry originally named a place for washing, so laundryman identifies a man by his workplace or trade: washing and ironing clothes.
More examples
- The laundryman washes the sheets separately from the uniforms.
- Our laundryman irons each shirt before hanging it up.
- Two laundrymen collect the restaurant's dirty tablecloths every Monday.
Forms
laundryman · laundrymen
Similar words
- launderer
- Launderer does not specify gender or emphasize delivery work.