charwoman

American  

[chahr-woom-uhn] / ˈtʃɑrˌwʊm ən /

noun

• charwomen
  plural

1. a woman hired to do general cleaning, especially in an office or large house.

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charwoman British  

/ ˈtʃɑːˌwʊmən /

noun

1. a woman who is hired to clean, tidy, etc, in a house or office

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• charwomen
  plural

Etymology

Origin of charwoman

First recorded in 1590–1600; char ³ + woman

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

charwoman charwomen

She later got a job as a charwoman, but left her employers, stealing some clothes.

From BBC ● May 1, 2021

His father was a marble worker, and his mother was a charwoman.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2015

His father was a marble cutter, his mother a charwoman.

From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2015

Oaks' swishy Marc Anthony and a hilarious, light- fingered Gommels as the Polish charwoman piano accompanist for the travesty.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2010

Her stepmother, Susie Peeler Johnson, worked as a charwoman at the grand Union Station train depot to help support the family.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

One involved two London charwomen discussing the inconveniences of a blackout.

From Time Magazine Archive

No longer will there be the old carefree days of private flats and charwomen who bring in a bedside cup of early-morning tea.

From Time Magazine Archive

Every night the names are scrambled and a canvas curtain is drawn to make doubly sure that spying charwomen will learn nothing they can leak to NBC.

From Time Magazine Archive

I have been . . . almost moved to tears by the piteous eloquence of those who have insisted upon the inalienable right of charwomen to be mulcted of 2% of their meagre pay.

From Time Magazine Archive

I once, indeed, overheard part of a dialogue between Leah and one of the charwomen, of which Grace formed the subject.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë