(n)charwoman, char, cleaning woman, cleaning lady, womana human female employed to do housework“the char will clean the carpet”, “I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write”
(v)char, blacken, sear, scorchburn slightly and superficially so as to affect color“The cook blackened the chicken breast”, “The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece”, “the flames scorched the ceiling”