skivvy

British
as in housekeeper
a female domestic servant the pop star's image as a working-class hero strains credulity now that he owns a large estate with an army of cooks, butlers, and skivvies to attend to his every want

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Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Chastain portrayed Celia Foote in the drama based on Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name about a white journalist chronicling the lives of Black maids working for white households in 1960s Mississippi.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Ella Beaty will play Lizzie, while Rebecca Hall will play Lizzie’s stepmother, Abby, and Vicky Krieps will play Bridget Sullvan, a maid in the Borden household.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Skivvy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skivvy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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