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charwoman

[chahr-woom-uhn] / ˈtʃɑrˌwʊm ən /


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His mother, Georgina, was a charwoman, but he recalled nothing of his father, Thomas, who worked in an iron foundry.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2020

His father was a marble worker, and his mother was a charwoman.

From Washington Post • Jun. 25, 2015

His father was a marble cutter, his mother a charwoman.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2015

Oaks' swishy Marc Anthony and a hilarious, light- fingered Gommels as the Polish charwoman piano accompanist for the travesty.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2010

Leah had been saying something I had not caught, and the charwoman remarked—

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë