charwoman

[ chahr-woom-uhn ]

noun

, plural char·wom·en.

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

charwoman

/ ˈtʃɑːˌwʊmən /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of charwoman¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; char ³ + woman

Example Sentences

For this very fashion-focused film, in which a London charwoman travels to Paris in the late 1950s to buy a dreamed-of Christian Dior gown, Beavan carefully studied clothing of the time and visited the designer’s archives, where she could closely examine “exactly how Dior did his little inner corsets and boning,” Beavan told the Hollywood Reporter.

From Seattle Times

Watson, the woman in the image, was a so-called “charwoman” or janitor at the time.

From Los Angeles Times

Leah had been saying something I had not caught, and the charwoman remarked—

From Literature

“She is a good hand, I daresay,” said the charwoman.

From Literature

The charwoman was going on; but here Leah turned and perceived me, and she instantly gave her companion a nudge.

From Literature