charlady
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of charlady
First recorded in 1905–10; char(woman) + lady
Example Sentences
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This is Lesley Manville in last summer’s “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris,” playing a British charlady in midcentury England who saves her money to realize her dream of owning a Dior gown.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2023
Mrs Harris is a no-nonsense East End charlady.
From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2012
A thin charlady drinking stout and a fat one drinking gin sang at the top of their quavery old voices.
From Time Magazine Archive
Almost every college has its campus character—a decrepit newsboy, perhaps, or a blowzy charlady, an eccentric professor.
From Time Magazine Archive
Robbie held the man's eye and answered pleasantly that his father had walked out long ago and that his mother was a charlady who supplemented her income as an occasional clairvoyant.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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