Also means
money launderer
Usage Note
Blanchisseur (feminine blanchisseuse) historically referred to someone who washed and ironed linen professionally. In modern usage it appears most often in the financial-crime sense — blanchisseur d'argent ('money launderer'). The verb blanchir means both 'to whiten/bleach' and 'to launder money'.
Examples
"Ce blanchisseur gérait des millions en argent sale."
Natural Translation
This money launderer was managing millions in dirty money.
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