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Launder has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

A washerwoman or washerman.

Verb
1

cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water

"Wash the towels, please!"

2

convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones

3

To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.

See Also
wash laundry launders relaunder laundering source unlaundered strake
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
clean change
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
water-wash wash out pressure-wash suds rinse cradle stonewash handwash machine wash acid-wash

Origin

The word "launder" comes from the Old French term lavandiere, which originally meant a washerwoman. It traces back to the Latin verb lavō, meaning "to wash."

Rhyming Words
der ider oder eder cder hoder alder nader under udder loder inder seder wider moder coder order cnder odder cyder
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