noun
- Plural of charlady; women employed as cleaners or housemaids, typically working part-time in homes or offices.
Usage: British English; dated or informal; now less common; 'cleaners' is the modern preferred term
Examples
- The charladies arrived early each morning to tidy the offices.
- She worked as one of the charladies in the large Victorian house.
- The charladies were responsible for keeping the school building clean.
- In the 1950s, many charladies worked for multiple families in the neighborhood.