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Recent Examples of chambermaid
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.
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Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
Their home is gone, and her mother works as a chambermaid at the hotel, keeping her long black hair pinned under a cap.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
Slavin wanted to pursue wilder game while remaining smack in the realm of the ordinary: hot-dog vendors, bodybuilders, cheerleaders, synchronized swimmers, Elizabeth Arden masseuses, Santa’s Helpers, Biltmore Hotel chambermaids, fire-department chaplains.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2024
The second floor houses a Theater Room Museum where distinct outlines of sleeping bodies have been found in the dust on the beds — sightings that have been attributed to a former chambermaid.
—Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 27 Apr. 2024
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Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
Their home is gone, and her mother works as a chambermaid at the hotel, keeping her long black hair pinned under a cap.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
Slavin wanted to pursue wilder game while remaining smack in the realm of the ordinary: hot-dog vendors, bodybuilders, cheerleaders, synchronized swimmers, Elizabeth Arden masseuses, Santa’s Helpers, Biltmore Hotel chambermaids, fire-department chaplains.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2024
The second floor houses a Theater Room Museum where distinct outlines of sleeping bodies have been found in the dust on the beds — sightings that have been attributed to a former chambermaid.
—Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 27 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chambermaid
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If enacted, the wage mandate would affect thousands of workers in San Diego, from hotel housekeepers to ballpark ticket takers and zookeepers, some of whom would see their hourly pay rise by as much as 45% from the city’s current minimum wage of $17.25 an hour.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Actresses mentioned in the running included Judith Anderson (the housekeeper in Hitchcock’s Rebecca) and Helen Hayes.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Marsh’s mother had worked as a housemaid, and Atkins’ father had been an under-butler.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The thriller stars Sweeney as Millie, who gets a job as a housemaid for a seemingly sweet and perfect family.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2025
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By comparison, says Elo-Rivera’s office, the median hourly wage in the county for janitors and cleaners is $17.60, and for maids and housekeepers, $18.67.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Aniya Taylor plays Vic, who is both the theater’s stage manager and playing the minor role of the maid Kathleen in the play-within-the-play.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
23 June 2025
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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
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From Bessie’s spitfire frenemy, the charwoman Mrs. Grogan (a feisty Sarah Morris), to the blowsy, good-natured prostitute, Rosie Redmond (Anna Healy), the story conjures an entire community, then rips the tattered rug of their lives out from under them.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
13 Oct. 2023
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This helps explain why the maidservant was subjected to multiple inspections, with a succession of witnesses rooting around beneath Hall’s skirts and petticoats for firm proof.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2024
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In 1627, a professional lace-maker named Thomasine Hall boarded a ship in England and arrived at Jamestown, Virginia, to become a maidservant in the household of a man named John Tyos.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2024
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They’re also vexed by the vehicles’ human attendants, who work in large lots located in residential areas and loudly vacuum the taxis between fares.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
26 June 2025
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Certain students in Work Experience Education programs — or those working as personal attendants such as babysitters — may be allowed to work up to eight hours on a school day.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2025
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“Chambermaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chambermaid. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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