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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
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of housekeeper
Noun
  • Nerys Amber-Stocks also joins the cast as Mary’s housemaid Lucy.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Emma and Lizzie belong to a wealthy New England family and were once close, but as Lizzie and her rebellious housemaid Bridget Sullivan (Vicky Krieps) become deeply entangled, their relationship strains.
    — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of housemaid
Noun
  • Lizzie and Bridget having a romantic relationship Monster depicts Lizzie and Bridget as forming a romantic relationship, which starts when Bridget becomes a maid for her family.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026
  • At the time of their deaths, the couple lived with their adult daughters — 41-year-old Emma and 32-year-old Lizzie — and their maid, Bridget Sullivan, in a relatively modest home.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 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
  • Every employee here, from the bartenders to the spa attendants, always seems to be just one step ahead of you.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Collectively, the hotels employ more than 7,000 room attendants, cooks, dishwashers, front desk agents, servers, and food service workers at more than 40 hotels downtown and near McCormick Place.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of attendant

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“Chambermaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chambermaid. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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