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
Unlike real strippers, the charwoman doffs only her cardigan.
—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
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
Unlike real strippers, the charwoman doffs only her cardigan.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charwoman
Noun
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The 1990s Father Ted comedy for the BBC centered on three misfit priests and their housekeepers on a remote Irish island.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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The children's longtime nanny, Maria Turrion Borrallo, and housekeepers will likely stay in smaller properties nearby.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Chastain portrayed Celia Foote in the drama based on Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name about a white journalist chronicling the lives of Black maids working for white households in 1960s Mississippi.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ella Beaty will play Lizzie, while Rebecca Hall will play Lizzie’s stepmother, Abby, and Vicky Krieps will play Bridget Sullvan, a maid in the Borden household.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Charwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charwoman. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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