as in housekeeper
a female domestic servant
the couple finally hired a charwoman as they were just too busy to clean
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Recent Examples of charwoman
Young is well-known for her work with Habitat for Humanity, having been charwoman of the Meeker County chapter since 1995.
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
From Bessie’s spitfire frenemy, the charwoman Mrs. Grogan (a feisty Sarah Morris), to the blowsy, good-natured prostitute, Rosie Redmond (Anna Healy), the story conjures an entire community, then rips the tattered rug of their lives out from under them.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2023
Here, a look back at the actor's prolific life and career in photos.
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Michael Caine's Early Life
Caine had a working-class upbringing: mother Ellen was a charwoman and father Maurice, a fish porter.
—Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
The life of the charwoman holds irony.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2022
His mother a tough charwoman, his father a sailor, away more often than not, Ronnie spent his childhood in London’s deprived East End until being evacuated to Oxfordshire during World War II.
—Brooke Allen, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2020
Unlike real strippers, the charwoman doffs only her cardigan.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2022
Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
From Bessie’s spitfire frenemy, the charwoman Mrs. Grogan (a feisty Sarah Morris), to the blowsy, good-natured prostitute, Rosie Redmond (Anna Healy), the story conjures an entire community, then rips the tattered rug of their lives out from under them.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2023
Here, a look back at the actor's prolific life and career in photos.
01
Michael Caine's Early Life
Caine had a working-class upbringing: mother Ellen was a charwoman and father Maurice, a fish porter.
—Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
The life of the charwoman holds irony.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2022
His mother a tough charwoman, his father a sailor, away more often than not, Ronnie spent his childhood in London’s deprived East End until being evacuated to Oxfordshire during World War II.
—Brooke Allen, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2020
Unlike real strippers, the charwoman doffs only her cardigan.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charwoman
Noun
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Kathy Bates plays Dolores, a hardscrabble Maine housekeeper who hasn't seen her estranged daughter, Selena (Jennifer Jason Leigh), in 15 years.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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Before her arrest, Arias-Cristobal was helping her mother, who is a housekeeper, with cleaning in order to make ends meet.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
14 May 2025
Noun
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His clothing choices can sometimes be as provocative as his opinions: On a recent trip to Japan, Mr. Piker wore a tight French maid’s outfit, a pair of fuzzy cat ears and a demure string of pearls while streaming from one of the country’s maid cafes.—
Jack Crosbie,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Snow White gets a much more meaningful backstory The original Disney film begins with a few short sentences about how Snow White was forced to work as a scullery maid for her vile stepmother, the Queen.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Charwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charwoman. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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