as in servants
a person hired to perform household or personal services
working as a team, the couple hired themselves out as domestics for wealthy homeowners
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Recent Examples of domestics
Along with its extensive food menu, Hamlin Pub bar program will have more than two dozen beers on tap, from ales to IPAs to domestics and imports, along with craft cocktails.
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Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for domestics
Noun
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An army of college servants swept river silt from the courtyards.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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In the 1885 territorial census, Soledad and her five-year-old daughter, Cleotilde, were listed as servants in the household of Romero’s brother.—
Geraldo Cadava,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2026
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As such, maids' uniforms, livery, and everything in between were top of mind for the hair, makeup, and costume teams this season, as an entirely new cast of characters had to be outfitted in the Regency style of the servant class—especially in Part 2 of the season, which drops February 26.—
Madeline Hirsch,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
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As teens, boys apprenticed on farms or with artisans, and girls as dairy maids.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Domestics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domestics. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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