cleaning lady

noun

variants or cleaning woman
: a woman whose job is to clean offices or houses

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Keep in mind that the cleaning lady is as much a human being as the Chairman. — Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025 And the office cleaning lady—a citizen—was telling me the Mexican grocery store was closed. — Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026 The widow — the cleaning lady at the aquarium where Marcellus is housed — will be played by Sally Field. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026 In it, after her fisherman husband disappears at sea, Telsi takes a job as a cleaning lady on a boat moored at the local marina, guarded by a group of women. — John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cleaning lady

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“Cleaning lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleaning%20lady. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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