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Definition of char noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

char

noun
 
/tʃɑː(r)/
 
/tʃɑːr/
(British English, old-fashioned)
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  1. [countable]
    (also charwoman, charlady)
    a woman whose job is to clean a house, an office building, etc.
  2. [uncountable] (informal) tea
    • a cup of char
    3. Word Originnoun sense 2 late 16th cent. (as cha; rare before the early 20th cent.): from Chinese (Mandarin dialect) chá.
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