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charwoman

[ chahr-woom-uhn ]

noun

, plural char·wom·en.
  1. a woman hired to do general cleaning, especially in an office or large house.


charwoman

/ ˈtʃɑːˌwʊmən /

noun

  1. a woman who is hired to clean, tidy, etc, in a house or office
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of charwoman1

First recorded in 1590–1600; char 3 + woman
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Example Sentences

In fact, there doesn’t seem much to like about Bedford, who often treated her meekly devoted lovers like servants and charwomen.

No woman, not even a charwoman, should be allowed to use the posting privilege, unless she has a reference.

When the carriage was gone they ascended the stairs to wash their hands, the charwoman showing the way.

When Pritchard the charwoman came, he asked her if she had been taking the curtain out of the tub, and she said No.

She would be called in England a charwoman, but in this America of the vast mongrel heterogenesis she is an unclassified laborer.

Charwoman agrees with me that it is disgraceful—especially the locking up of the larder.

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