as in maids
a female domestic servant
they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home
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Recent Examples of housekeepers
The couple's staff like the children's nanny, Maria Turrion Borrallo, who has been with the family since George was a baby, and the housekeepers are expected to live on other smaller properties on the estate.
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Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Many of our neighbors have housekeepers, gardeners, carpenters, etc.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
Professional housekeepers are all about working smarter, not harder.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
The best bit for the housekeepers?
—Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The 1990s Father Ted comedy for the BBC centered on three misfit priests and their housekeepers on a remote Irish island.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
The children's longtime nanny, Maria Turrion Borrallo, and housekeepers will likely stay in smaller properties nearby.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
For example, housekeepers typically don't make as much as janitors.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Things get serious when one of Tom’s housekeepers is swept up in the military dictatorship.
—Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Many of our neighbors have housekeepers, gardeners, carpenters, etc.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
Professional housekeepers are all about working smarter, not harder.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
The best bit for the housekeepers?
—Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The 1990s Father Ted comedy for the BBC centered on three misfit priests and their housekeepers on a remote Irish island.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
The children's longtime nanny, Maria Turrion Borrallo, and housekeepers will likely stay in smaller properties nearby.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
For example, housekeepers typically don't make as much as janitors.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Things get serious when one of Tom’s housekeepers is swept up in the military dictatorship.
—Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for housekeepers
maids
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Elsewhere in the castle, Malcolm’s sister, Maura Grant, comes across Dougal shtupping one of her maids up against a wall.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
10 Oct. 2025
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As such, the race is on to get these budding butlers, maids, and models into the workforce.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Housekeepers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housekeepers. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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