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the bachelor doctor could easily afford to hire a housekeeper to cook and clean
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In the Chicago metro area, the mean wage for housekeepers is $12.81 an hour, or $26,650 a year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Other jobs that will need to be filled include cooks, valet, housekeepers and entertainers.
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According to complaint filed in Choctaw County District Court, a housekeeper arrived at the residence around 8:30 a.m. and noticed that the door was not completely shut.
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Two years ago, for instance, Jeannie Coleman, who lives in nearby West Palm Beach, applied for a job as a housekeeper.
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The cause of death remained under investigation. Heard recently had surgery for back pain at Stanford University Medical Center and was recovering at a nearby hotel where a housekeeper found his body.
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With the help of a housekeeper, the doctors staged her death as a suicide, which Spoto claimed was unlikely since Monroe had signed a new movie deal with 20th Century Fox that year and reportedly had intentions to remarry Joe DiMaggio.
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According to documents available on the United States Department of Labor website, Trump's properties have filed to receive 15 housekeepers, 26 cooks, and 35 servers.
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Police say a Gwinnett housekeeper extracted at least $500,000 from her elderly employer’s bank account.
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First Known Use of housekeeper
1607
housekeeper Synonyms
Synonyms
biddy, char [British], charwoman, handmaiden (also handmaid), house girl, maid, housemaid, maidservant, skivvy [British], wenchRelated Words
attendant, chambermaid; abigail, lady-in-waiting, maid-in-waiting; au pair, nursemaid; domestic, menial; amah, ayahHOUSEKEEPER Defined for English Language Learners
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