as in housekeeper
a female domestic servant
a busy executive who leaves most of the cooking and cleaning to the char
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Recent Examples of char
Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 Feb. 2026
The black char is simply carbon soot, and the lack of dripping is due to the unique porous structure of the snowball.
—Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
Fire crews from Escondido, San Diego and Cal Fire responded and put out the blaze, which charred around 2 acres.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Arctic Char Arctic char is a freshwater fish that’s considered highly sustainable by MSW.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 Feb. 2026
The black char is simply carbon soot, and the lack of dripping is due to the unique porous structure of the snowball.
—Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
Shrimp gets coated with spices before it gets lightly charred on a hot grill for a few minutes.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
Fire crews from Escondido, San Diego and Cal Fire responded and put out the blaze, which charred around 2 acres.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for char
Noun
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Rebecca ends with the housekeeper (also obsessed with the dead Rebecca) setting the house alight.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
9 Mar. 2026
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Mackinac Island's tourist season is mainly from May through October, and the island needs about 5,000 seasonal workers each year to work as baristas, front desk attendants, wait staff, retail clerks and housekeepers.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Republican primary scorched the earth.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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In 2023, the marathon was canceled the morning of due to scorching heat.—
Aki Nace,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The most recent season featured Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) falling for maid and illegitimate child of nobility Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha) over the course of eight very Cinderella-esque episodes.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
27 Feb. 2026
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And the maids are also people who hold the gossip in all the households, and the people who really talk.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The hair on the boots were singed but the flames quickly petered out, a video of the incident shows.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
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And with that, whoosh, our eyebrows were singed and cheeks scorched.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This view, which is forever seared into my memory, was all visible from the five-mile Bradley Lake Trail loop in Grand Teton National Park, which winds from the Bradley-Taggart trail head, and along both bodies of water, all while surrounded by lush forest.—
Kristine Thomason,
Outside,
9 Mar. 2026
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The fresh catch of the day is delicately seared and served over a bed of rich celery root purée with arugula pesto and earthy shiitake mushrooms.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The jars also had hobby fuses that could be lit.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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The devices, Tisch said at a Saturday news conference, were smaller than a football and appeared to be a jar wrapped in black tape that contained nuts, bolts, and screws, along with a hobby fuse that could be lit.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Char.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/char. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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