scrubwoman

[ skruhb-woom-uhn ]

/ ˈskrʌbˌwʊm ən /

noun, plural scrub·wom·en.

a woman hired to clean a place; charwoman.

Origin of scrubwoman

First recorded in 1870–75; scrub¹ + woman

usage note for scrubwoman

See woman.

Words nearby scrubwoman

scrubs, scrub suit, scrub turkey, scrub typhus, scrub-up, scrubwoman, scruff, scruffy, scrum, scrum half, scrummage

Example sentences from the Web for scrubwoman

The fat Irishwoman had worked at the hotel two years, the scrubwoman almost that long.
Working With the Working Woman|Cornelia Stratton Parker
Major Lyddite tied th' scoor be nailin' a scrubwoman on th' top iv a ladder.
Mr. Dooley's Philosophy|Finley Peter Dunne
They are of every class and rank and kind, from marchioness to scrubwoman.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II|Burton J. Hendrick
I'm afraid that I might sometimes do things that would remind you that I had been only a scrubwoman.
The Definite Object|Jeffery Farnol

The cook had married a scrubwoman and the scrubwoman's daughter had married the drainman who had charge of the sewers.
Comrades|Thomas Dixon

单词	scrubwoman
释义	scrubwoman [ skruhb-woom-uhn ] / ˈskrʌbˌwʊm ən / noun, plural scrub·wom·en. a woman hired to clean a place; charwoman. Origin of scrubwoman First recorded in 1870–75; scrub¹ + woman usage note for scrubwoman See woman. Words nearby scrubwoman scrubs, scrub suit, scrub turkey, scrub typhus, scrub-up, scrubwoman, scruff, scruffy, scrum, scrum half, scrummage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scrubwoman The fat Irishwoman had worked at the hotel two years, the scrubwoman almost that long. Working With the Working Woman\|Cornelia Stratton Parker Major Lyddite tied th' scoor be nailin' a scrubwoman on th' top iv a ladder. Mr. Dooley's Philosophy\|Finley Peter Dunne They are of every class and rank and kind, from marchioness to scrubwoman. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II\|Burton J. Hendrick I'm afraid that I might sometimes do things that would remind you that I had been only a scrubwoman. The Definite Object\|Jeffery Farnol The cook had married a scrubwoman and the scrubwoman's daughter had married the drainman who had charge of the sewers. Comrades\|Thomas Dixon
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