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Recent Examples of housekeeper Following the divorce, Cher recounted that Joe set them up with their own new house and housekeeper as part of the settlement. Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 10 June 2025 Each villa at this 2,200-acre seaside property outside of Montego Bay has its dedicated staff, including a butler, chef, housekeeper, and more, giving it a home-away-from-home feel. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2025 If enacted, the wage mandate would affect thousands of workers in San Diego, from hotel housekeepers to ballpark ticket takers and zookeepers, some of whom would see their hourly pay rise by as much as 45% from the city’s current minimum wage of $17.25 an hour. Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025 Actresses mentioned in the running included Judith Anderson (the housekeeper in Hitchcock’s Rebecca) and Helen Hayes. Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for housekeeper
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maid
Noun
  • By comparison, says Elo-Rivera’s office, the median hourly wage in the county for janitors and cleaners is $17.60, and for maids and housekeepers, $18.67.
    Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
  • Aniya Taylor plays Vic, who is both the theater’s stage manager and playing the minor role of the maid Kathleen in the play-within-the-play.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025

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“Housekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housekeeper. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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