washerwoman

Questions about washerwoman

What does washerwoman mean?

washerwoman means "a working woman who takes in washing".

How many syllables are in washerwoman?

washerwoman has 4 syllables and divides as wa-sher-wo-man under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for washerwoman?

Close synonyms include washwoman, laundrywoman, laundress. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is washerwoman a common word?

washerwoman is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.