launderer
noun[C]
uk/ˈlɔːn.dər.ər/us/ˈlɑːn.dɚ.ɚ/launderernoun[C](MONEY)
someone whomovesmoneythat has beenobtainedillegallythroughbanksand otherbusinessesto make itseemto have beenobtainedlegally:
Launderers oftenexportthemoneytocountrieswithrelaxedbankingregulations.
In the "loan-back"scheme, the laundereressentiallyborrowsmoneyfrom himself.
Synonym
money launderer
- Launderers havesmuggledcashintooffshorecountriesin everything fromcoffinstowoodenlegs.
- In thefilm, heplaysa launderer ofdirtymoney.
- Among thefavouritetargetsof launderers areantiquedealers,cartraders,auctionhouses, and Rolexwatches.
Miscellaneous criminals
- arsonist
- artifice burglar
- bigamist
- bioterrorist
- black hat
- distraction burglar
- distraction thief
- drug dealer
- embezzler
- expropriator
- looter
- lowlife
- lynch mob
- man of straw
- money launderer
- shicer
- shoplifter
- small-timer
- smuggler
- snatcher
launderernoun[C](CLOTHES)
apersonorcompanywhosejobiswashing,drying, andironingclothes,sheets, etc.:
BrotherAndrew alsoperformedthedutiesof launderer,nurse, andbarber.
Down thestreetthere is a launderer, ahairsalon, arestaurant, and abakery.
- Somelabourersremainedtoworkascooksand launderers inminingcamps.
- On TenthAvenueWest, the launderersdumpedthecontentsoftheirtubsinto thestreetandlanes.
- Thetownhad threeblacksmiths, threestoreclerks, and three launderers.
Cleaning clothes
- airer
- boil
- care label
- cleaner
- clothes brush
- clothes horse
- conditioner
- delouse
- handwash
- iron box
- ironing
- ironing board
- launder
- spin-dryer
- starch
- steam iron
- trouser press
- tumble dryer
- unironed
- washing machine
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