launderer

launderer
launder VERB 1) wash and iron (clothes or linen). 2) informal pass (illegally obtained money) through legitimate businesses or foreign banks to conceal its origins.
DERIVATIVES launderer noun.
ORIGIN originally denoting a person who washes linen: from Latin lavanda 'things to be washed' , from lavare 'to wash' .

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  • Launderer — Laun der*er, n. One who follows the business of laundering. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • launderer — launder UK US /ˈlɔːndər/ verb [T] LAW, FINANCE ► to move money which has been earned illegally through banks and other businesses to make it seem to have been earned legally: launder funds/money/proceeds »Officials were accused of laundering the… …   Financial and business terms

  • launderer — noun Launderer is used after these nouns: ↑money …   Collocations dictionary

  • launderer — dərə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from lander, launder launderer, laundress + er : one that launders …   Useful english dictionary

  • launderer — noun see launder I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • launderer — See launder. * * * …   Universalium

  • launderer — noun One who follows the business of laundering …   Wiktionary

  • launderer — n. person or thing that launders, one who washes (garments, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • launderer — n washer, washerman, washerwoman, washman, washwoman, laundress, wash lady, wash maid, Fr. blanchisseur, Fr. blanchisseuse. laundry man or woman; cleaning man or woman, cleaning lady, domestic; maid, servant, downstairs maid, chambermaid, valet,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • launderer — laun·der·er …   English syllables

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