blanchisseur

laundryman, launderer

noun blahn-shee-SUR Rare

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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