laundryman

laundryman
/lawn"dree man', lahn"-/, n., pl. laundrymen.
1. a person who works in or operates a laundry.
2. a person who collects and delivers laundry.
[1700-10; LAUNDRY + MAN1]
Usage. See -man.

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