charwoman
noun
a woman hired to do general cleaning, especially in an office or large house.
charwomen
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pluralof charwoman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A determined democrat as well as a crusading Tory, she once had some Whitehall charwomen in to afternoon tea at 10 Downing Street.
From Time Magazine Archive
One involved two London charwomen discussing the inconveniences of a blackout.
From Time Magazine Archive
To build it, a "spiritual symbol" for the city and the University, he has spent 14 years wheedling money from charwomen and millionaires.
From Time Magazine Archive
It did not need a Roosevelt to teach this to me personally, but that is what he has done to the charwomen of London, the bistro proprietor in Provence, the factory hand in Kharkov.
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
