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noun

Definition of char

British

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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verb

as in to scorch

to burn on the surface I'd like my hamburger charred, but not cooked through

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Noun

Add the skewers and grill until char marks form on the first side, 2 to 3 minutes. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 Soy-Honey-Glazed Arctic Char Arctic char is the start of this 15-minute dinner for two. — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 7 Sep. 2026

Verb

Poblano peppers are charred and peeled, then stuffed with picadillo, a mix of ground beef, spices, nuts and seasonal fruits such as pears and apples. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026 The same chargrill produces the usual skewers but also charred okra spears or smoky mushrooms. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for char

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Everyone from the front-desk employees to the housekeepers to the yoga instructors were helpful and attentive.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
By tightening those subplots, the series focuses more by design on exploring the inner lives of Cathy, Adam and Lee (Hoon Lee) — the Trask’s cook and housekeeper who becomes a second parent of sorts to Charles’ twin boys, Cal and Aron.

— Max Gao, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of housekeeper

Noun

This is the kind of show where an opulent tea party is dramatized not just by many different plates of fancy pastries, fancy wreaths and lots of furniture, but by having all that stuff carted in by a dozen or so butlers, maids and other servants.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
Loyal Maids in Extravagant Mansions While Solana is a disorderly servant, Clarita reflects the trope of the loyal maid of the higher class, the societal expectation in the region.

— Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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At Jimmy’s, the new supperclub in Lodi, chef Adam Darville sears a piece of Ora King salmon on the flat top, leaving the center rare.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Restaurant Au Goût du Large serves up fresh seafood like seared scallops, mussels, and the classic fish and chips.

— Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of sear

Verb

When their demands were met and extra staff sent to the school, the strike ended, but by then the match had been lit.

— Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Researchers learned fumes accumulated in restaurants because pilot lights (small flames inside gas stoves that stay continuously lit) continued to burn gas after kitchens closed and ventilation fans were off.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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