dhobi

The definition of a dhobi is a person who washes clothes in India.

(noun)

An example of dhobi is the person to whom you'd bring your dirty clothes to be washed while traveling in India.

See dhobi in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

in India, a person who does laundry

Origin: Hindi < dhob, washing; akin to Sans dhvati, (he) cleans, dhavala, shining white < IE base *dheu-, gleaming

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