cleaning ladies

Hired domestic workers

Cleaning ladies is the plural of cleaning lady—a woman hired to clean homes or offices.

The term is slightly old-fashioned; cleaner or housekeeper are now more common.

The cleaning ladies come on Tuesdays.

Despite the plural, cleaning lady remains gendered even as men increasingly do this work.

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hired help · mop and bucket · rubber gloves · duster · chambermaid · domestics · woman · broom · scullery maid · labor rights · domestic worker · caretaker · gender roles · vacuuming · below stairs · lady's maid · janitor · laundress

Categories
Opposites
domestic service role

cleaning ladieslitterers

Those who dump refuse

slobs · children · tenants · houseguests

social/class hierarchy

cleaning ladiesemployers

Those who hire staff

butlers · lady of the house · master of the house · homeowners · majordomo

gendered domestic roles

cleaning ladiesbutlers

Head household servants

manservants · valets · footmen · houseboys · chauffeurs

Family

cleaning, ladies, clean, cleaner, cleaners, cleanest, cleanly, cleanliness, unclean

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G