Home › Words › D › dhobidhobi/ˈdəʊbi/dhobi means A laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman.dhobi is pronounced /ˈdəʊbi/.EtymologyFrom Hindi धोबी (dhobī, “washerman”)nounA laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman.e.g.“... "The first dhobi khana was under the Madras Presidency...”” — 2003, https://web.archive.org/web/20050508060337/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/07/stories/2003070700750100.htm The 'dhobi khana' at Fort Kochi was once throbbing with activity. […]Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dhobying 79% match — The washing of clothes; laundry vs dhobi →laundrywoman 76% match — A woman employed to wash clothes. vs dhobi →washwoman 75% match — A washerwoman. vs dhobi →washerman 73% match — A man who washes people's laundry, usually for payment. vs dhobi →washerwife 72% match — A washerwoman. vs dhobi →woolwasher 62% match — A person employed to wash wool after it is obtained from the animal. vs dhobi →washmaid 61% match — A young washerwoman. vs dhobi →washomat 61% match — laundromat, launderette vs dhobi →