Thesaurus results for CHAMBERMAID

chambermaid

noun

Definition of chambermaid

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

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Noun

Leeves played Daphne, a live-in housekeeper and physical therapist for Frasier’s father, Martin (John Mahoney).

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026
Nerys Amber Stocks is also joining the cast for the special as Lucy, the Haywards’ housekeeper.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of housekeeper

Noun

The maid-servant has just dipped a flannel into the white basin of water at her feet and is now holding the flannel up to wash Mary’s face.

— Artforum, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2026
The piece was presented by Queen Anne to her maid-of-honour, Lady Elizabeth Russell, who married Peter Bowlby circa 1750.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of maid

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

In Venice, artists, gallery attendants, and cultural workers closed down pavilions and marched from the Campo Santa Margherita to Rialto.

— News Desk, Artforum, 2 Nov. 2026
Another new addition to Arrowhead’s holiday halls is The Nice List, an exclusive private suite experience with complimentary sparkling wine and charcuterie upon arrival, a dedicated suite attendant and premium parking.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026

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