as in maid
a female domestic servant
they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home
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Recent Examples of housekeeper
Before her arrest, Arias-Cristobal was helping her mother, who is a housekeeper, with cleaning in order to make ends meet.
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 May 2025
The male housekeeper then stands beside the elevator bank, through which Ventura exited before and appears to be talking to someone there.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
The housekeepers made between $10 and $18 an hour while the assistant made $15 an hour before getting a raise to $20 an hour.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Woman alleges Smokey Robinson assault at singer's Las Vegas home
Another woman who allegedly worked as a housekeeper for Robinson claimed the singer raped her during a work trip in the late 2000s.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 7 May 2025
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 May 2025
The male housekeeper then stands beside the elevator bank, through which Ventura exited before and appears to be talking to someone there.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
The housekeepers made between $10 and $18 an hour while the assistant made $15 an hour before getting a raise to $20 an hour.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Woman alleges Smokey Robinson assault at singer's Las Vegas home
Another woman who allegedly worked as a housekeeper for Robinson claimed the singer raped her during a work trip in the late 2000s.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for housekeeper
maid
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His clothing choices can sometimes be as provocative as his opinions: On a recent trip to Japan, Mr. Piker wore a tight French maid’s outfit, a pair of fuzzy cat ears and a demure string of pearls while streaming from one of the country’s maid cafes.—
Jack Crosbie,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Snow White gets a much more meaningful backstory The original Disney film begins with a few short sentences about how Snow White was forced to work as a scullery maid for her vile stepmother, the Queen.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Housekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housekeeper. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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