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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

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

The charwoman was going on; but here Leah turned and perceived me, and she instantly gave her companion a nudge.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

From the charwomen to the foreign correspondents, everybody who works for the London Daily Telegraph got a jubilant mimeographed note from the boss, and an extra week's pay.

From Time Magazine Archive

Half an hour after adjournment the Senate floor was empty except for some charwomen standing hesitantly around the walls and a lone Senator bent over his desk with head in arms.

From Time Magazine Archive

Stifling his outrage at this uncouth behavior, Cronin answered stiffly that he must hire two more charwomen to assist the one already employed.

From Time Magazine Archive

A determined democrat as well as a crusading Tory, she once had some Whitehall charwomen in to afternoon tea at 10 Downing Street.

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




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