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    What is a 'charwoman' and is the term still in use today?

    Question #125936. Asked by george48. (May 12 12 11:35 PM)


    playmate1111

    		Brit a woman who is hired to clean, tidy, etc., in a house or office

    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/charwoman

    May 13 12, 12:16 AM
    davejacobs

    		Also more politely, a charlady. "Char" is a Middle English word meaning "a turn of work", or just a turn (of time). The word "chore" is from the same root.
    Source: The Concise Dictionary of English Etymology by Walter W Skeat.

    May 13 12, 1:33 AM

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