as in housekeepers
a female domestic servant
toiled several years as a house girl at a large estate
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Noun
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Ski instructors, servers, housekeepers, and seasonal staff often commute long distances—or leave entirely.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Jan. 2026 -
King also said in recent years the hospital doubled the number of housekeepers per shift in its emergency department, and also increased the number of its emergency department transporters by 2%.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Usher is a role akin to a general manager of the building, overseeing everything from food service to construction and managing a staff of about 90, including butlers, maids, housekeepers, chefs, curators and engineers.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
7 Dec. 2025
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The renovation is also now 30 years old and, according to a broker who toured the property, was never fully completed, with maids’ rooms upstairs and portions of the home used as offices under Roberts’s ownership.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
2 Dec. 2025
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“House girls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20girls. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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