CHARWOMAN
Charwoman
A charwoman, char or charlady is an English house cleaner. The term has the same roots as "chore woman", one hired to do odd chores around the house. A char or chare was a turn in the sixteenth century, which gave rise to prefix being used to denote people working in domestic service. The usage of "charwoman" was common in the mid-19th century, often appearing as an occupation in the English census of 1841, but it fell out of common use in the last decades of the 20th century. Unlike a maid or housekeeper, typically live-in positions, the charwoman usually worked for hourly wages, usually on a ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Charwoman
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charwoman
Noun
- A woman employed to do housework.
Note: In the nineteenth century, the charlady worked for weekly wages and usually came and went on a daily basis.
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