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charwoman

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char·wom·an  (chärwmn)
n.
A woman hired to do cleaning or similar work, usually in a large building.
charwoman
Noun
pl -women Brit a woman whose job is to clean other people's houses
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.charwomancharwoman - a human female employed to do housework; "the char will clean the carpet"; "I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write"
cleaning lady, cleaning woman, char, woman
cleaner - someone whose occupation is cleaning
Translations
charwoman [ˈtʃɑːwumən] irreg like woman) n → Putzfrau f, Reinemachefrau f


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And, when half an hour had been spent in tying up his finger, and a new glass had been got, and the tools, and the ladder, and the chair, and the candle had been brought, he would have another go, the whole family, including the girl and the charwoman, standing round in a semi-circle, ready to help.
Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog) by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context
With another sigh Mr Knag took up the kitchen candles from the counter, and preceded the ladies with mournful steps to a back- parlour, where a charwoman, employed in the absence of the sick servant, and remunerated with certain eighteenpences to be deducted from her wages due, was putting the supper out.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context
Rebecca sprang about the apartment, however, with the greatest liveliness, and had peeped into the huge wardrobes, and the closets, and the cupboards, and tried the drawers which were locked, and examined the dreary pictures and toilette appointments, while the old charwoman was saying her prayers.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
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