chambermaid

noun

Definition of chambermaidnext
as in housekeeper

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Recent Examples of chambermaid Prior soon learned that a job agency had sent the teenager, who couldn’t read, to seek employment at the house as a chambermaid. — Jenna Deep, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025 According to a Physics Today article that delved into her background, her father was a plumber and her mother worked part time as a hotel chambermaid. — IEEE Spectrum, 16 Feb. 2025 It’s based on the true story of a Jewish child in 1850s Italy who was secretly baptized by a chambermaid and then abducted by the papal police and raised Catholic. — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024 Her follow-up project, The Hotel (1981), saw Calle assuming the role of chambermaid at a Venetian inn. — airmail.news, 26 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for chambermaid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chambermaid
  1. housekeeper
  2. housemaid
  3. maid
  4. charwoman
  5. maidservant
  6. attendant
Noun
  • When Molly pushes the bell, the housekeeper, Gregoria, slides open a panel about six inches high in the door.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Wash and Dry It Properly For down, feather, and polyester pillows, Audrey Goh, an executive housekeeper at Halekulani, says washing and thoroughly drying them can help restore loft, as this breaks down sweat and oil buildup.
    — Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of housekeeper
Noun
  • This is Danish-Egyptian filmmaker May el-Toukhy’s Woman Unknown, the tale of a housemaid on the precipice of marrying her wealthy, widowed employer.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As a live-in housemaid for one of the town’s two Jewish families, Lautenschläger saw the lies behind Nazi propaganda.
    — Fern Schumer Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of housemaid
Noun
  • Ella Beatty plays the daughter of a well-to-do New England family who develops a close relationship with her maid after abuse from her parents.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Creative liberties include a romance between Borden and the family’s live-in maid, Bridget Sullivan (Vicky Krieps).
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of maid
Noun
  • Young is well-known for her work with Habitat for Humanity, having been charwoman of the Meeker County chapter since 1995.
    — Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Unlike real strippers, the charwoman doffs only her cardigan.
    — Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2022
Definition of charwoman
Noun
  • The enterprising maidservant followed him into a shop.
    — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Julia, who was already pregnant with her and Henry’s second child, is forced to work as a maidservant for the reprehensible Lord Lovat (Tony Curran), who happens to be the father of Brian.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Definition of maidservant
Noun
  • The century-of-leather theme was carried out in the details, with a film tracing Montblanc’s history playing behind two attendants stationed with open Writing Traveler briefcases, while an oversize walk-in bag doubled as the night’s photo op.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Suite attendants - this line doesn’t offer butler service - kept accommodations spotless.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of attendant

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“Chambermaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chambermaid. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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