charwoman
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈtʃɑːrwʊmən/
- Archaic
:
limpiadora
- The tenant decamped without arranging for a charwoman to clear up after him.
Right now we have a third attitude with the aforementioned charwoman, who's a very interesting character.
- Right now we have a third attitude with the aforementioned charwoman, who's a very interesting character.
Examples
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Do you employ a charwoman?
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After her job at the office, she worked as a charwoman to earn extra money.
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The old charwoman who worked where he lived told me he was Mr. Neville, a composer, and that he occupied the top room.
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Among federal employees in the pre-civil service days, William Howard Taft once wrote, "even the humblest charwoman... felt a throb of deep personal interest in the political health of the President."
Academic text (1999) -
The family hired a charwoman to help clean their house once a week.
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Many elderly people benefit from having a charwoman to assist with household chores.
Synonyms
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1.0
A woman paid to clean and cook in another person's home
51
1.0
A person who cleans houses or offices as their job
27
1.0
A woman who cleans houses or offices for pay
8
2.4
A woman paid to clean and do other jobs in a home
6
1.3
A woman who is paid to clean houses or offices regularly
1
1.9
A person who cleans homes for money
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9.9
An old word for a woman who cleans houses for a living
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9.7
A woman who cleans houses or offices, often in the past
A person who cleans, cooks, or does other work in a home
A woman who cleans and looks after a building
How Menial
- Archaic
4
9.9
- Archaic
11
9.9
- Archaic
1
9.9
264
1.0
110
1.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Charwoman comes from char, an old word for a 'small job', like the word chore, plus 'woman'. So a charwoman is a woman who does cleaning jobs in houses or offices.