charwoman
a woman hired to do general cleaning, especially in an office or large house.
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How to use charwoman in a sentence
In fact, there doesn’t seem much to like about Bedford, who often treated her meekly devoted lovers like servants and charwomen.
‘Sybille Bedford’ is a gossipy appreciation of an oft-overlooked literary great | Michael Dirda | February 17, 2021 | Washington PostNo woman, not even a charwoman, should be allowed to use the posting privilege, unless she has a reference.
The College, the Market, and the Court | Caroline H. DallWhen the carriage was gone they ascended the stairs to wash their hands, the charwoman showing the way.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles | Thomas HardyWhen Pritchard the charwoman came, he asked her if she had been taking the curtain out of the tub, and she said No.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2 | Camden PelhamShe would be called in England a charwoman, but in this America of the vast mongrel heterogenesis she is an unclassified laborer.
I, Mary MacLane | Mary MacLane
charwoman agrees with me that it is disgraceful—especially the locking up of the larder.
British Dictionary definitions for charwoman
/ (ˈtʃɑːˌwʊmən) /
British a woman who is hired to clean, tidy, etc, in a house or office
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