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housekeeper

noun

ˈhau̇s-ˌkē-pər

Definition of housekeeper

as in maid

a female domestic servant they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home

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Recent Examples of housekeeper Everyone from the front-desk employees to the housekeepers to the yoga instructors were helpful and attentive. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 If the housekeeper rejects the reduced award, the judge said, Brown will be entitled to a new trial limited to damages. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026 The actor welcomed his three youngest children with housekeeper Maria Cristina Ruiz. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026 The story is set in the year 2062, with plenty of futuristic and high-tech gadgets — like a robotic housekeeper Rosie. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for housekeeper

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maid

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He is surrounded by a parade of savvier comic archetypes — from his urbane, happily rational brother, Beralde (Dylan Baker), to his smart-aleck maid, Toinette (Rachel Bloom, giving eternal side-eye) — who have to either evade or manipulate him.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
He’s constantly getting tangled in its mechanical pop-up footrest; his maid, Toinette (Rachel Bloom, surprisingly unshowy here), must unstick him.

— New York Times, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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