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also handmaid
as in maid
a female domestic servant
the princess was intensely shy, and allowed only her handmaiden to enter her chambers
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Recent Examples of handmaiden
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
After making her small screen debut aged eight, a 14-year-old Knightley entered the big leagues in George Lucas’s sci-fi epic, as a dutiful handmaiden to the pale-faced queen (Natalie Portman), who serves as her steely decoy.
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
However, like the original, it’s also grounded in the paranoia, compromises, and drudgery that are the handmaidens of intelligence work.
—Andy Meek, airmail.news, 23 Nov. 2024
Already convinced the coaches were nothing but handmaidens to the app, the firm piled on new clients heedlessly.
—Allison Pugh, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024
Some of its most savage jokes lie in the dynamics between master and servant — and none of those are more toxic than the one between Pampinea and her loyal handmaiden Misia (Derry Girls‘ Saoirse-Monica Jackson).
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
However, like the original, it’s also grounded in the paranoia, compromises, and drudgery that are the handmaidens of intelligence work.
—Andy Meek, airmail.news, 23 Nov. 2024
Already convinced the coaches were nothing but handmaidens to the app, the firm piled on new clients heedlessly.
—Allison Pugh, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024
Some of its most savage jokes lie in the dynamics between master and servant — and none of those are more toxic than the one between Pampinea and her loyal handmaiden Misia (Derry Girls‘ Saoirse-Monica Jackson).
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handmaiden
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Though her identity is not at first known to Benedict, the woman turns out to be Sophie Baek, a secretive maid with big dreams.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
14 May 2025
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Now a recluse with only the company of a maid and a tutor, Kyle becomes infatuated with a former classmate, Lindy Taylor (Vanessa Hudgens).—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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Woman alleges Smokey Robinson assault at singer's Las Vegas home Another woman who allegedly worked as a housekeeper for Robinson claimed the singer raped her during a work trip in the late 2000s.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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Smokey, 85, is accused of harassing and assaulting four former housekeepers who worked at his Chatsworth home between 2006 and 2024, according to the suit.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2025
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“Handmaiden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handmaiden. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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