pot-girl
- noun
- Archaic
- The pot-girl rose before dawn to clean the inn’s kitchen and scrub the pots.
Examples
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She works as a pot-girl at the local pub.
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In Victorian novels, the pot-girl is often depicted as the lowest in the household hierarchy.
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After a long day, the pot-girl was allowed a simple meal by the fireplace.
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The pot-girl cleaned the tables after the rush.
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The pot-girl rose before dawn to clean the inn's kitchen and scrub the pots.
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She works as a pot-girl at the local pub.
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In Victorian novels, the pot-girl is often depicted as the lowest in the household hierarchy.
Synonyms
333
1.0
A woman who serves food and drinks at tables in a restaurant or cafe
307
1.0
A woman paid to clean and cook in another person's home
31
1.0
A woman who cleans houses or offices for pay
11
5.3
A hotel worker who cleans and tidies guest bedrooms
9
3.5
A young woman who works in a house to help with chores
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1.3
A woman who is paid to clean houses or offices regularly
7
2.4
A woman paid to clean and do other jobs in a home
2
7.1
A woman who works in a home doing cleaning and cooking
2
3.2
A woman who helps cook and clean in the kitchen of a large house
2
5.1
A girl or young woman who works in a home doing chores
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9.9
A woman who works in a home cleaning and serving guests in the front rooms
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9.7
A woman who cleans houses or offices, often in the past
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9.9
A worker in a pub who serves customers and does simple jobs like clearing tables and getting drinks
A person in a pub who collects empty glasses and does small tasks
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pot-girl is made of the simple parts pot ('cooking pot') and girl ('young woman' or 'female servant'), so picture a woman washing and carrying pots in an inn. That's why pot-girl means a female worker in a pub or inn who serves customers and does chores like cleaning pots.