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I always clean before the cleaning lady comes. If not, when I come home, I can't find anything. Cleaning ladies are always hiding things you leave out.
Celia Cruz

Meaning of "cleaning lady" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLEANING LADY

cleaning lady  [ˈkliːnɪŋ ˈleɪdɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLEANING LADY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cleaning lady is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLEANING LADY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cleaning lady

Cleaner

A cleaner is a type of industrial or domestic worker who cleans homes or commercial premises for payment. Unlike other servants, their primary task is cleaning. Cleaners may specialise in cleaning particular things or places, such as window cleaners. Cleaners often work when the people who otherwise occupy the space are not around. They may clean offices at night or houses during the workday. The 2000 film Bread and Roses by British director Ken Loach depicted the struggle of cleaners in Los Angeles, California to fight for better pay and working conditions, and the right to join a union. In an interview with the BBC in 2001, Loach stated that thousands of cleaners from around 30 countries have since contacted him with tales similar to the one told in the film.

Definition of cleaning lady in the English dictionary

The definition of cleaning lady in the dictionary is a woman who cleans a home or office in exchange for pay.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLEANING LADY


Adie
ˈeɪdɪ
byrlady
bəˈleɪdɪ
cedi
ˈseɪdɪ
charlady
ˈtʃɑːˌleɪdɪ
fady
ˈfeɪdɪ
forelady
ˈfɔːˌleɪdɪ
glady
ˈɡleɪdɪ
lady
ˈleɪdɪ
landlady
ˈlændˌleɪdɪ
maravedi
ˌmærəˈveɪdɪ
miladi
mɪˈleɪdɪ
milady
mɪˈleɪdɪ
saleslady
ˈseɪlzˌleɪdɪ
shady
ˈʃeɪdɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLEANING LADY

clean-limbed
clean-living
clean-shaven
clean-tech
cleanability
cleanable
cleaner
cleanhanded
cleaning
cleaning fluid
cleaning product
cleaning woman
cleanlier
cleanliest
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
cleanly
cleanness
cleanout
cleansable

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLEANING LADY

bag lady
bearded lady
dinner lady
find the lady
first lady
leading lady
lollipop lady
maiden lady
malady
my lady
naked lady
old lady
painted lady
pink lady
shopping bag lady
tea lady
white lady
young lady

Synonyms and antonyms of cleaning lady in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cleaning lady» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLEANING LADY

Find out the translation of cleaning lady to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cleaning lady from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cleaning lady» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

清洁女工
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

señora de la limpieza
570 millions of speakers

English

cleaning lady
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

महिला सफाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عَامِلَة النَّظَافَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уборщица
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

faxineira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিস্কারক মহিলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

femme de ménage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembersihan wanita
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Putzfrau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

掃除婦
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

청소 아줌마
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cleaning lady
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nữ lao công
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுத்தம் பெண்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साफसफाईची महिला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Temizleme hanımefendi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

donna delle pulizie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sprzątaczka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прибиральниця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

femeie de serviciu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καθαρίστρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skoonmaak dame
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

städerska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rengjøringshjelp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cleaning lady

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEANING LADY»

The term «cleaning lady» is regularly used and occupies the 86.039 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEANING LADY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cleaning lady

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4 QUOTES WITH «CLEANING LADY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cleaning lady.
1
Eric Alterman
Warren Buffett pays taxes on a smaller percentage of his billions in income than his cleaning lady.
2
Berkeley Breathed
I could draw Bloom County with my nose and pay my cleaning lady to write it, and I'd bet I wouldn't lose 10% of my papers over the next twenty years. Such is the nature of comic-strips. Once established, their half-life is usually more than nuclear waste.
3
Jim Carter
I'm not a natural employer. I live very privately, and we like our privacy at home. To be sitting and talking with your wife or your family and to have somebody walking around and you're ignoring them, I couldn't handle that at all. I can barely handle a cleaning lady coming in every so often.
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Celia Cruz
I always clean before the cleaning lady comes. If not, when I come home, I can't find anything. Cleaning ladies are always hiding things you leave out.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLEANING LADY»

Discover the use of cleaning lady in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cleaning lady and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Mystery of the Cleaning Lady: A Writer Looks Creativity ...
In The Mystery of the Cleaning Lady, bestselling, internationally published, award-winning author Sue Woolfe takes us on a very personal search exploring the new discoveries in neuroscience that reveal what it is that we do with our minds ...
Sue Woolfe, 2007
2
Jan the Cleaning Lady
He was inspired to write this story by his wife and two-year-old son. T.C. Fulton designed the story to be a fun bedtime story that teaches about the joy of doing housework (even cleaning) if it is done with the right attitude.
T. C. Fultion, 2009
3
Paul Gets a Cleaning Lady
George Lipponer. I had varicose veins.” Several listeners moved on, but for the few remaining, Max offered an investment opportunity, “I got a tip right from the horse's owner....Boots Galore in the 7th race.” “Save your money,” chided one ...
George Lipponer, 2008
4
The Year of Finding Memory: A Memoir
\Ve were the only people in the house, but she still held her hand to the side of her mouth and whispered that I had to get rid of the cleaning lady. She said that the cleaning lady was a thief and had stolen her underwear. I was shocked, but I  ...
Judy Fong Bates, 2010
5
The Cleaning Lady
The good ole days arenat always so good when an African-American widow, Ms. Lula Mae, is forced to seek work after the brutal murder of her beloved husband by the hands of four white police officers.
Dianna Marie Thomas, 2008
6
The Guaranteed Millionaire
My Cleaning Lady My cleaning lady Lenore needs a car. That was my first impression when I first met her. She was driving an old used Chevy which had clearly seen better days. She was hired to clean my office and she came with excellent ...
Terence Reed, 2006
7
How to Do Things Right: The Revelations of a Fussy Man : ...
Finally, I had to invent a very special solution; and, improbably enough, the solution turned out to be an imaginary cleaning lady. This is an exceptionally odd achievement in problem solving, because we don't even have a cleaning lady, not ...
L. Rust Hills, 1993
8
The Exotic Orchid
She knew that once a week a cleaning lady came to clean the house. She could kill two birds with one stone. "That's a great idea. You can do the cleaning job too. When can you start working? I need it right away." "I can start right away.
Yusiana Basuki, 2007
9
Corduroy Mansions
She was usually the first to arrive in the morning, coming in even before the cleaning lady, who emptied the wastepaper bins and vacuumed the floor, and then, her duties done, was to be found in the waiting room reading unsolicited ...
Alexander McCall Smith, 2011
10
Trouble in Flatbush: The Adventures of a 12 Year Old in Mid ...
One day I became aware that my mother was talking with a certain conviction about hiring a cleaning lady. This technique was often used as a tactic to avoid debate with my father. There were very few people that we knew that had such a  ...
Arthur J. Levy, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLEANING LADY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cleaning lady is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Blu-ray Review: The End Of Violence
On top of this, his bosses send him a new cleaning lady to take care of his office where is watching the feed from all the camera's all over LA. «Inside Pulse, Jul 15»
2
Best Beach Towns on the Riviera Maya
We have a cleaning lady, which I wouldn't have in the States. And foods that are good for you, like fruits and vegetables, are cheap. We love to ... «International Living, Jul 15»
3
The Polyamorous Birthday Girl Looking for More Women
... counting on hot hotel birthday sex with Boyfriend, and I don't want to have to be rude to a cleaning lady. I decide to not think about it anymore. «New York Magazine, Jul 15»
4
My helper used my shower
... intriguing were some people who would descend with vengeance whenever they saw someone call their helper, a cleaning lady or maid. «News24, Jul 15»
5
The Timeless 24/7 Diary
The cleaning lady who was shining the mirrors was alarmed at what the mirror showed her. Rushing to Janki she said, “Is madam ok?' «Businessworld, Jul 15»
6
What Really Happened to Tale of Tales' Sunset
One could make an argument that, well, this is what a cleaning lady's life is like. But that's why, if we can afford it, we avoid this activity and pay ... «Gamasutra, Jul 15»
7
The L.A. Guide to True Detective: Thai Us Up, Thai Us Down
Which means that the place has been down one cleaning lady (at least) for a very long time. (Scarier thought: What happened to the previous ... «LA Magazine, Jul 15»
8
Dead-Cinch Thrillers: 4 Books To Get Your Heart Pounding
Everyone else from the concession stand operator to the cleaning lady has some scam going on. The great draw of "Innocence; Or, Murder On ... «WAMC, Jul 15»
9
John Farnham performs his classic hit 'Pressure Down” – taken from …
1 with Sadie (The Cleaning Lady) back in 1968, with Raindrops Keep falling On My Head reaching the summit in January 1970. Teen idol . «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
10
BWW Reviews: Goodman's VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND …
They are frequently warned by their cleaning lady Cassandra (played by E. Faye Butler) of impending doom, but, like her Greek namesake, ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»

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