as in housekeepers
a female domestic servant
a large estate that once had many maidservants
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Noun
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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 -
Professional housekeepers are all about working smarter, not harder.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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Some seeds, like those of red maids, soaproot, mariposa lily, island manzanita and chamise, are called fire-followers and need heat or smoke of fire to germinate.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Maidservants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maidservants. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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