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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Evelyn was out of work as a housekeeper for the duration of the war, when her employer, an elderly woman, left the country.—
Theia Chatelle,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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The housekeepers greet me with genuine care, the bartenders create cocktails with panache and smiles, and the doormen and women jauntily pose for pictures in their thick Batman-style winter cloaks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The ladies Carnarvon, their daughters, and their guests—not to mention the governesses, maids, and cooks?—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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With the husbands off for a golf outing, Julia and Jane (well attended to by Chimo’s martini-mixing maid Saunders) get decked out in their evening finest and wait impatiently at Julia’s luxe apartment (Jane lives upstairs) for the mystery man Maurice to arrive.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Charwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charwoman. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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