charlady

[ chahr-ley-dee ]

noun

, British.

, plural char·la·dies.

1. a charwoman.

charlady

/ ˈtʃɑːˌleɪdɪ /

noun

1. another name for charwoman

Word History and Origins

Origin of charlady¹

First recorded in 1905–10; char(woman) + lady

Example Sentences

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

If anyone can straighten out this mess, it’s Mrs. Groynes, the charlady for the police station and the mastermind of the town’s criminal activities.

From New York Times

But that vindication comes long after the madcap plot has wended its way through the town’s seedier holiday attractions and bumped up against a ragtag selection of miscreants, among the police-station charlady and “criminal mastermind,” Mrs Groynes.

From Washington Post

They surely would not approve of a liaison between their eldest daughter and their charlady’s son.

From Literature

Punished for being in a different circle at Cambridge, for not having a charlady for a mother; mocked for her poor degree—not that they actually awarded degrees to women anyway.

From Literature