as in housekeepers
a female domestic servant
the couple finally hired a charwoman as they were just too busy to clean
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Noun
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Their three children's longtime nanny, Maria Turrion Borrallo, and housekeepers will likely stay in smaller properties nearby.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025 -
Professional housekeepers are all about working smarter, not harder.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But the tax benefit will also extend to gambling dealers, clowns, DJs, entertainers, content creators, maids, electricians, plumbers, babysitters, drivers and more.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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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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“Charwomen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charwomen. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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