Charwoman

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Charwoman \Char"wom`an\ (ch[^a]r"w[oo^]m`an), n.; pl.
     {Charwomen} (ch[^a]r"w[i^]m`[e^]n). [See {Char} a chore.]
     A woman hired for odd work or for single days.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  charwoman
       n : a human female who does housework; "the char will clean the
           carpet" [syn: {char}, {cleaning woman}, {cleaning lady},
           {woman}]