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
During turndown, housekeepers leave artisanal soap and sachets of lavender instead of the standard chocolates on the pillow.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
The union represents about 1,700 workers at Northwestern Memorial, including dietary workers, housekeepers and patient care technicians, among others.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Mackinac Island's tourist season is mainly from May through October, and the island needs about 5,000 seasonal workers each year to work as baristas, front desk attendants, wait staff, retail clerks and housekeepers.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Specifically, household staff like housekeepers, ladies' maids and valets.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Prepping for housekeepers doesn’t have to be a lengthy process.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
Between 2009 and 2019, his assistants and housekeepers seem to have essentially been running the equivalent of an Airbnb operation at about 15 different apartments in the building.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Feb. 2026
The Placer County casino is hosting 12 job fairs in January to fill open jobs including housekeepers, cooks, table game dealers and beverage servers, The Bee previously reported.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Among them are janitorial and event setup workers at the convention center, housekeepers in downtown San Diego hotels, and audiovisual technicians who staff hotel meetings and conferences.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
The union represents about 1,700 workers at Northwestern Memorial, including dietary workers, housekeepers and patient care technicians, among others.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Mackinac Island's tourist season is mainly from May through October, and the island needs about 5,000 seasonal workers each year to work as baristas, front desk attendants, wait staff, retail clerks and housekeepers.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Specifically, household staff like housekeepers, ladies' maids and valets.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Prepping for housekeepers doesn’t have to be a lengthy process.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
Between 2009 and 2019, his assistants and housekeepers seem to have essentially been running the equivalent of an Airbnb operation at about 15 different apartments in the building.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Feb. 2026
The Placer County casino is hosting 12 job fairs in January to fill open jobs including housekeepers, cooks, table game dealers and beverage servers, The Bee previously reported.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Among them are janitorial and event setup workers at the convention center, housekeepers in downtown San Diego hotels, and audiovisual technicians who staff hotel meetings and conferences.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for housekeepers
maids
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The movie does attempt to gesture at class and race as thematic underpinnings (the maids trapped in The Virgil are mostly non-white, while the villains are rich Caucasians), but like the story and action at large, these go pretty much nowhere, and feel like obligatory symbols.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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One former chef later told federal investigators how Epstein would take a girl to his master bedroom every hour, and after his massage, the maids would go make the bed and clean up.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Housekeepers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housekeepers. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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