CHARWOMAN

charwoman, char, cleaning woman, cleaning lady, woman

(noun) a human female employed to do housework; “the char will clean the carpet”; “I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

charwoman (plural charwomen)

(chiefly, British) A woman employed to do housework, traditionally coming and going on a daily basis and paid weekly wages.

Synonyms

• charlady

• Cinderella (disparaging)

• cleaning woman

Source: Wiktionary


Char"wom`an, n.; pl. Charwomen. Etym: [See Char a chore.]

Definition: A woman hired for odd work or for single days.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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