charwoman

• I used to wonder where they came from, for they are not like any of us one bit, and the charwoman--she is Lisa Dredel, and lives in the street of the Pot d'Etain--always said, 'Dear heart, they all belong to Rubes' land--we never see their like now-a-days.' —  Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida
• Thrilling information to the effect that the charwoman was coming on Friday. —  Big Game A Story for Girls
• She might never get another position and have eventually to go out as a charwoman--the detail that she would be illy equipped for any such undertaking she humorously dismissed--but a day or two of unalloyed enjoyment she was going to have, come what might The day was a complete success. —  The Land of Promise
• Mrs. Mash, who was a laundress, recommended me to a lady for a charwoman. —  The History of Mary Prince A West Indian Slave
• She paid me very handsomely for what work I did, and I divided the money with Mrs. Mash; for though very poor, they gave me food when my own money was done, and never suffered me to want In the spring, I got into service with a lady, who saw me at the house where I sometimes worked as a charwoman. —  The History of Mary Prince A West Indian Slave

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