as in housekeeper
a female domestic servant
a busy executive who leaves most of the cooking and cleaning to the char
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Recent Examples of char
Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
That’s partly because a layer of char tends to form early on the outside of the timber, insulating the interior from much of the fire’s heat.
—Kurt Kleiner, JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2024
Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
This bourbon features bold vanilla, caramel, and charred oak, with a spicy, smooth finish.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Grab the Wonder Oven in one of four contemporary colors: spice, steam, char, or blue salt.
—Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
That’s partly because a layer of char tends to form early on the outside of the timber, insulating the interior from much of the fire’s heat.
—Kurt Kleiner, JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2024
Verb
The fire also charred land near Pepperdine University on Monday night and Tuesday, causing a shelter in place order for students that was lifted Wednesday.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
This bourbon features bold vanilla, caramel, and charred oak, with a spicy, smooth finish.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for char
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From 2003 to 2017, Mr. Trump’s companies were approved for more than 1,000 H-2 visas for jobs like cooks, housekeepers and waiters at his properties, including Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., and the Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Fla., Labor Department data show.Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Many people are tipping their babysitters, housekeepers and teachers this holiday season, but often by the same amounts as three years ago.J.J. McCorvey, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Eaton Fire, which sparked Tuesday near Pasadena, had scorched a total of 13,690 acres and damaged at least 5,000 buildings as of Friday afternoon.Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 11 Jan. 2025
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As the worst disaster raged around them, hired hands kept working to pay the bills Jan. 9, 2025 By Thursday, neighborhoods still smoldered for miles up and down the Pacific Coast Highway, more than 5,000 homes and businesses scorched.Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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About half of those companies are one-person operations, like maids and landscapers, who had no idea the federal law was bearing down on them.Zach Tuggle, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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Her mother was a maid who worked at one time for legendary actress Lucille Ball.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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There aren't a lot of DACs (digital-to-analog converters) baked into cables like this on the market.New Atlas, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
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Start with an afternoon activity like a picnic or a scenic drive, then head home for a relaxing evening of vision boards, homemade pizzas or baking.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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One study shows that toxic VOCs (volatile organic compounds) are emitted when synthetic hair is singed or heated at temperatures of 250°C and above.Kiara Byrd, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024
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How the flames singed the corners of everything, a childhood charred by fear.Raleigh McCool, Longreads, 5 Sep. 2024
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What was supposed to be his moment, his coronation as the quarterback who could finally get this program back to a national championship game for the first time since 1986, instead ended with an interception that will be seared in the minds of Penn State fans for years.Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The key to the perfect beef tips is to sear them well in the pan.Josh Miller, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2025
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The little, low room was dimly lighted with oil-lamps, and the boys clumped about the stoves in their cowhide boots, and laughed and buzzed and ate apples and peanuts and giggled, and grew suddenly solemn when the grave men and women looked at them.Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Classical busts and sculptures are nestled into cubbies in the wall and every table is lit with candles.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Char.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/char. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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