charlady
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9.7
- noun
- /ˈtʃɑːlədɪ/
- Archaic
:
limpiadora
- After the meeting, the charlady quickly cleaned the conference room before the next group arrived.
Examples
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It had been found by Madame Bastian, the charlady who emptied the German embassy's waste paper baskets.
Academic text (2011) -
In her youth, my grandmother worked as a charlady, cleaning the homes of wealthy families.
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The charlady tidied up the office every Wednesday morning.
Synonyms
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1.0
A woman paid to clean and cook in another person's home
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1.5
A person who cleans and looks after a building like a school or office
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1.0
A person who cleans houses or offices as their job
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1.0
A woman who cleans houses or offices for pay
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2.4
A woman paid to clean and do other jobs in a home
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1.3
A woman who is paid to clean houses or offices regularly
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1.9
A person who cleans homes for money
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9.9
A woman who cleans houses or offices for pay
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9.9
An old word for a woman who cleans houses for a living
A woman who cleans and looks after a building
A person who cleans, cooks, or does other work in a home
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Charlady comes from char, an old word for a 'small job' or 'housework', plus lady meaning a woman. The char part is like the common word chore, so a charlady is a woman who does small cleaning jobs in houses or offices.