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Grammar : Noun
Spell : chahr-woo m-uh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɑrˌwʊm ən

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Définition of charwoman

Origin :
  • 1590s, from Middle English char, cherre "turn of work" (see chore) + woman. An Alicia Charwoman appears in the Borough of Nottingham records in 1379.
  • As in cleaning woman : noun female who performs housework
Example sentences :
  • I fixed at last on a charwoman who was about sixty years old.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • The charwoman was cleaning the kitchen and now she's out in the hall.
  • Extract from : « People of Position » by Stanley Portal Hyatt
  • On that particular evening, at about nine o'clock, the charwoman came in.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • It was his charwoman, who, as a rule, came only for two hours in the morning and two hours in the evening.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • He went off at the heels of the charwoman, and only returned a quarter of an hour afterwards.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • I should n't be a bit surprised if the charwoman knew something about it.
  • Extract from : « The Silver Box (First Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • The old gentleman was away all day and the charwoman was cleaning the room.
  • Extract from : « Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic » by Olive Thorne Miller
  • She was the only one who had been in the room that day, it was said by the charwoman who was first suspected.
  • Extract from : « Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic » by Olive Thorne Miller
  • "All his wealth143 came by her," swore the charwoman Joan Horton.
  • Extract from : « Shakespearean Playhouses » by Joseph Quincy Adams
  • His wife acted as charwoman at the church built by Sir Jacques.
  • Extract from : « The Orchard of Tears » by Sax Rohmer

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