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pot-girl

pot-girl

9.9
A woman who works in an inn serving customers and cleaning pots
  • noun
  • Archaic
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  • The pot-girl rose before dawn to clean the inn’s kitchen and scrub the pots.

Examples

  • She works as a pot-girl at the local pub.

  • In Victorian novels, the pot-girl is often depicted as the lowest in the household hierarchy.

  • After a long day, the pot-girl was allowed a simple meal by the fireplace.

  • The pot-girl cleaned the tables after the rush.

  • The pot-girl rose before dawn to clean the inn's kitchen and scrub the pots.

  • She works as a pot-girl at the local pub.

  • In Victorian novels, the pot-girl is often depicted as the lowest in the household hierarchy.

Synonyms

waitress
vspot-girl
350 1.0

A woman who serves food and drinks at tables in a restaurant or cafe

also serves customers but has extra duties cleaning cooking equipment and utensils
maid
vspot-girl
264 1.0

A woman paid to clean and cook in another person's home

matches the cleaning role but applies it to serving customers in an inn
cleaning lady
vspot-girl
  • Informal
27 1.0

A woman who cleans houses or offices for pay

does cleaning too but specifically in an inn and includes serving customers
chambermaid
vspot-girl
11 5.3

A hotel worker who cleans and tidies guest bedrooms

focuses instead on kitchenware cleaning and serving duties in a public house
housemaid
vspot-girl
8 2.4

A woman paid to clean and do other jobs in a home

does equivalent cleaning work but in a public house context serving guests
servant girl
vspot-girl
  • Archaic
7 3.5

A young woman who works in a house to help with chores

is similar age and role but works in an inn cleaning kitchen vessels and serving
cleaning woman
vspot-girl
6 1.3

A woman who is paid to clean houses or offices regularly

adds customer service duties and kitchen utensil cleaning in a public house
maidservant
vspot-girl
  • Archaic
3 7.1

A woman who works in a home doing cleaning and cooking

shares domestic chores but works in a public venue and serves customers
kitchen maid
vspot-girl
  • Archaic
1 3.2

A woman who helps cook and clean in the kitchen of a large house

does similar cooking area chores but in a public house serving customers
serving girl
vspot-girl
  • Archaic
1 5.1

A girl or young woman who works in a home doing chores

performs similar serving tasks but in an inn with emphasis on cleaning pots
parlormaid
vspot-girl
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A woman who works in a home cleaning and serving guests in the front rooms

performs some serving but mainly handles kitchen cleaning and utensils in inns
charlady
vspot-girl
  • Archaic
1 9.7

A woman who cleans houses or offices, often in the past

carries out similar cleaning but in a public house and also serves patrons
potman
vspot-girl
  • Archaic
9.9

A person in a pub who collects empty glasses and does small tasks

does similar pub chores but emphasizes cleaning cooking vessels and utensils
potboy
vspot-girl
  • Archaic
9.9

A worker in a pub who serves customers and does simple jobs like clearing tables and getting drinks

focuses more on washing and cleaning pots and kitchen utensils for service

How Senior

landlady
36 2.1
barmaid
  • UK
14 2.3
pot-girl
  • Archaic
9.9
kitchen maid
  • Archaic
1 3.2

Surface Forms

pot-girl singular
pot-girls plural

Morphology

pot-girl = pot + girl (transparent) = pot + girl

A straightforward compound: 'pot' + 'girl' indicates a female worker associated with pots, which the target meaning directly reflects.

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.