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laundryman

/lawn-dree-man, lahn-/US // ˈlɔn driˌmæn, ˈlɑn- //UK // (ˈlɔːndrɪmən) //

洗衣工,洗衣店老板,洗衣店老板娘,洗衣机

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural laun·dry·men.

    • : a person who works in or operates a laundry.
    • : a person who collects and delivers laundry.

Examples

  • Hop Loo, a Chinese laundryman, lived in the house, and Matt was just coming after his week's wash.

  • The laundryman can never estimate the amount of work to be done until the laundry bundles are actually on the premises.

  • It was the den of a Chinese laundryman, and through the windows in front I could see him still at work, ironing.

  • Whenever the laundryman was late in arriving he was sure that it was lost forever.

  • He wished he had had on a different style of collar—and he would have had if his laundryman had kept his word.