Definition of dhobi in English:

dhobi

nounPlural dhobis ˈdəʊbiˈdōbē

(in South Asia) a washerman or washerwoman.
（印度次大陆的）男洗衣工；洗衣妇
Example sentencesExamples
- In 2000, separate welfare boards were formed for handicrafts, artists, agricultural workers, weavers, tailors, tree climbers, dhobis, hairdressers, chapel makers and auto workers.
- I am grateful that some of us still employ dhobis.
- My friend Santosh, the dhobi, tells us proudly about buying a mobile phone for his parents in their remote village in Uttar Pradesh.
- The dhobi had mistakenly exchanged our shirts.
- And he was well served by his staff, who included a gardener, a water-carrier, a dhobi, and a watchman.

Origin

From Hindi dhobī, from dhob 'washing'.

Rhymes

adobe, dobe, Nairobi, obi, Robey

Definition of dhobi in US English:

dhobi

nounˈdōbē

(in South Asia) a washerman or washerwoman.
（印度次大陆的）男洗衣工；洗衣妇
Example sentencesExamples
- I am grateful that some of us still employ dhobis.
- In 2000, separate welfare boards were formed for handicrafts, artists, agricultural workers, weavers, tailors, tree climbers, dhobis, hairdressers, chapel makers and auto workers.
- And he was well served by his staff, who included a gardener, a water-carrier, a dhobi, and a watchman.
- My friend Santosh, the dhobi, tells us proudly about buying a mobile phone for his parents in their remote village in Uttar Pradesh.
- The dhobi had mistakenly exchanged our shirts.

Origin

From Hindi dhobī, from dhob ‘washing’.

单词	dhobi
释义	Definition of dhobi in English: dhobi nounPlural dhobis ˈdəʊbiˈdōbē (in South Asia) a washerman or washerwoman. （印度次大陆的）男洗衣工；洗衣妇 Example sentencesExamples In 2000, separate welfare boards were formed for handicrafts, artists, agricultural workers, weavers, tailors, tree climbers, dhobis, hairdressers, chapel makers and auto workers. I am grateful that some of us still employ dhobis. My friend Santosh, the dhobi, tells us proudly about buying a mobile phone for his parents in their remote village in Uttar Pradesh. The dhobi had mistakenly exchanged our shirts. And he was well served by his staff, who included a gardener, a water-carrier, a dhobi, and a watchman. Origin From Hindi dhobī, from dhob 'washing'. Rhymes adobe, dobe, Nairobi, obi, Robey Definition of dhobi in US English: dhobi nounˈdōbē (in South Asia) a washerman or washerwoman. （印度次大陆的）男洗衣工；洗衣妇 Example sentencesExamples I am grateful that some of us still employ dhobis. In 2000, separate welfare boards were formed for handicrafts, artists, agricultural workers, weavers, tailors, tree climbers, dhobis, hairdressers, chapel makers and auto workers. And he was well served by his staff, who included a gardener, a water-carrier, a dhobi, and a watchman. My friend Santosh, the dhobi, tells us proudly about buying a mobile phone for his parents in their remote village in Uttar Pradesh. The dhobi had mistakenly exchanged our shirts. Origin From Hindi dhobī, from dhob ‘washing’.
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