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1 charwoman
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2 charwoman char·woman n
['tʃɒːˌwʊmən]- women pl donna delle pulizie, donna a ore -
3 char
I [tʃɑː(r)]nome BE colloq. donna f. delle pulizieII [tʃɑː(r)] III 1. [tʃɑː(r)] 2.* * *past tense, past participle - charred; verb(to burn or turn black by fire or heat: The wood was charred by the intense heat.) carbonizzare* * *I [tʃɒː(r)] vt(burn black) carbonizzareII [tʃɒː(r)] Brit1. n(charwoman) donna a ore2. vi* * *char (1) /tʃɑ:(r)/(zool., Salvelinus alpinus) salmerino.char (2) /tʃɑ:(r)/n. (GB, abbr. di charwoman)donna di servizio a ore; donna delle pulizie.char (3) /tʃɑ:(r)/n. [u]1 materiale bruciacchiato; sostanza carbonizzata2 ► charcoal.(to) char (1) /tʃɑ:(r)/v. i.(GB) fare la donna di servizio a ore; lavorare come donna delle pulizie.(to) char (2) /tʃɑ:(r)/v. t. e i.1 carbonizzare, carbonizzarsi* * *I [tʃɑː(r)]nome BE colloq. donna f. delle pulizieII [tʃɑː(r)] III 1. [tʃɑː(r)] 2. -
4 charlady char·lady n Brit
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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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
charwoman — (n.) 1590s, from M.E. char, cherre turn of work (see CHORE (Cf. chore)) + WOMAN (Cf. woman) … Etymology dictionary
charwoman — ► NOUN Brit. dated ▪ a woman employed as a cleaner in a house or office. ORIGIN from obsolete char or chare «a chore» … English terms dictionary
charwoman — [chär′woom΄ən] n. pl. charwomen [chär′wim΄in] [see CHARE, CHORE] a woman who does general cleaning, as in office buildings … English World dictionary
charwoman — UK [ˈtʃɑː(r)ˌwʊmən] / US [ˈtʃɑrˌwʊmən] noun [countable] Word forms charwoman : singular charwoman plural charwomen UK [ˈtʃɑː(r)ˌwɪmɪn] / US [ˈtʃɑrˌwɪmɪn] British old fashioned a woman whose job is to clean a building, especially someone else s… … English dictionary
charwoman — [16] A charwoman is, quite literally, a woman who does ‘chores’. Chore is a variant of the now obsolete noun chare or char, which meant literally ‘turn’ (it derived from the Old English verb cerran, which may be the source of charcoal). Hence… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
charwoman — [[t]tʃɑ͟ː(r)wʊmən[/t]] charwomen N COUNT A charwoman is a woman who is employed to clean houses or offices. [BRIT, OLD FASHIONED] Syn: cleaner … English dictionary
charwoman — [16] A charwoman is, quite literally, a woman who does ‘chores’. Chore is a variant of the now obsolete noun chare or char, which meant literally ‘turn’ (it derived from the Old English verb cerran, which may be the source of charcoal). Hence… … Word origins
charwoman — noun Etymology: chare + woman Date: 1596 a cleaning woman especially in a large building … New Collegiate Dictionary
charwoman — /chahr woom euhn/, n., pl. charwomen. a woman hired to do general cleaning, esp. in an office or large house. [1590 1600; CHAR3 + WOMAN] * * * … Universalium
charwoman — noun A woman employed to do housework. Syn: cinderella, cleaning woman … Wiktionary