charwoman C2 Topic:Work & Careers US /ˈtʃɑːrwʊmən/ UK /ˈtʃɑːwʊmən/ See IPA manual Freq #82698 Meanings 1 noun a woman hired, traditionally by the day or hour, to clean a house or other building; dated The office employed a charwoman to clean the rooms each evening. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a woman hired,... cleanercleaning womandomestic worker Word family Forms charwoman'scharwomen Related forms charhousekeeperhousework Etymology Formed from char, in its older sense of a turn of work or an odd job, + woman. The occupational term became common in the 19th century and is now chiefly historical or dated. Topics Work & Careers External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # charwoman **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtʃɑːrwʊmən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃɑːwʊmən/ **Frequency rank:** 82698 ## Meanings 1. a woman hired, traditionally by the day or hour, to clean a house or other building; dated ## Examples - The office employed a charwoman to clean the rooms each evening. ## Synonyms - cleaner - cleaning woman - domestic worker ## Related Forms - char - housekeeper - housework ## Etymology Formed from char, in its older sense of a turn of work or an odd job, + woman. The occupational term became common in the 19th century and is now chiefly historical or dated. ## Topics - Work & Careers markdown