charwoman
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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
Burnett donated that stunning assemblage to the National Museum of American History, along with her charwoman costume, which is on view in the museum’s Laughing Matters display.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2016
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
To build it, a "spiritual symbol" for the city and the University, he has spent 14 years wheedling money from charwomen and millionaires.
From Time Magazine Archive
One involved two London charwomen discussing the inconveniences of a blackout.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have been . . . almost moved to tears by the piteous eloquence of those who have insisted upon the inalienable right of charwomen to be mulcted of 2% of their meagre pay.
From Time Magazine Archive
No longer will there be the old carefree days of private flats and charwomen who bring in a bedside cup of early-morning tea.
From Time Magazine Archive
I once, indeed, overheard part of a dialogue between Leah and one of the charwomen, of which Grace formed the subject.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
