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
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If enacted, the wage mandate would affect thousands of workers in San Diego, from hotel housekeepers to ballpark ticket takers and zookeepers, some of whom would see their hourly pay rise by as much as 45% from the city’s current minimum wage of $17.25 an hour.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Actresses mentioned in the running included Judith Anderson (the housekeeper in Hitchcock’s Rebecca) and Helen Hayes.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Noun
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By comparison, says Elo-Rivera’s office, the median hourly wage in the county for janitors and cleaners is $17.60, and for maids and housekeepers, $18.67.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Aniya Taylor plays Vic, who is both the theater’s stage manager and playing the minor role of the maid Kathleen in the play-within-the-play.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
23 June 2025
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“Charwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charwoman. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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