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LAUNDRYWOMAN [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Hotel Industry (General)
  • Clothes Cleaning and Dyeing Services
DEF

One who works at laundering (as in [an] institution).

OBS

Feminine forms: "laundrywoman", "laundress", "washerwoman", "washwoman".

Key term(s)
  • laundrywoman
  • laundress
  • washerwoman
  • laundrywashman
  • washwoman
  • laundry washwoman

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Hôtellerie (Généralités)
  • Teinturerie
DEF

Personne du service de la blanchisserie chargée du lavage et du repassage. Relève le plus souvent de la gouvernante ou de la lingère.

OBS

Au féminin : «blanchisseuse», «buandière», «laveuse».

Key term(s)
  • blanchisseuse
  • buandière
  • laveuse

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Hotelería (Generalidades)
  • Tintorerías
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