charwomen
Hired domestic cleaners
Charwomen is the plural of charwoman, a woman hired to clean houses or offices.
The term is British and old-fashioned, largely replaced by cleaner or cleaning lady: The charwomen came twice a week to scrub the floors.
Char comes from an old word for a turn of work or odd job.
Household cleaning worker
- housemaidLive-in cleaning employee
- housekeeperDomestic cleaning professional
- chambermaidHotel room attendant
- servantOne employed to serve
domestic · custodian · janitorial · caretaker · scullery · below-stairs · service · hired
Floor-washing implement
- broomBristled cleaning stick
- scrubClean by rubbing hard
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- dustpanHandheld floor-debris collector
duster · pail · bucket · rag · polish · wax · disinfect · sanitize
Payment for work
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- employmentPaid occupation status
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- jobPaid position of employment
livelihood · subsistence · low-paid · blue-collar · unskilled · shifts · hire · hardship
Compulsory labor under masters
- maidservantsFemale household employees
- underclassLowest socioeconomic group
- povertySevere lack of resources
- tenementsOvercrowded urban dwellings
working-class · industrialization · urbanization · subservience · exploitation · classism · suffrage · marginalized
maid
Household cleaning worker
- housemaidLive-in cleaning employee
- housekeeperDomestic cleaning professional
- chambermaidHotel room attendant
servant · domestic · custodian · janitorial · caretaker · scullery · below-stairs · service · hired · daily
mop
Floor-washing implement
dustpan · duster · pail · bucket · rag · polish · wax · disinfect · sanitize · vacuum
wages
Payment for work
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- employmentPaid occupation status
- occupationOne's regular paid work
job · livelihood · subsistence · low-paid · blue-collar · unskilled · shifts · hire · hardship · breadwinner
servitude
Compulsory labor under masters
- maidservantsFemale household employees
- underclassLowest socioeconomic group
- povertySevere lack of resources
tenements · working-class · industrialization · urbanization · subservience · exploitation · classism · suffrage · marginalized · reform
charwomenemployers
Those who hire staff
householders · lady of the house · executives · supervisors · business owners
charwomenau pairs
Foreign domestic helpers
housekeepers · lady's maids · butlers · valets · nannies