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
The alliance is targeting a law that’s slated to push the hourly minimum wage to $22.50 on July 1 for housekeepers, parking attendants and hotel restaurant workers, as well as LAX skycaps, baggage handlers and concession employees.
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
In the lawsuit against Robison, which was filed on May 6, the accusers identified themselves as four former housekeepers who worked at his Chatsworth home between 2006 and 2024.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
Her mother, Delia Scully Burke, from County Clare, was a housekeeper.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2025
Kathy Bates plays Dolores, a hardscrabble Maine housekeeper who hasn't seen her estranged daughter, Selena (Jennifer Jason Leigh), in 15 years.
—EW.com, 23 May 2025
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
In the lawsuit against Robison, which was filed on May 6, the accusers identified themselves as four former housekeepers who worked at his Chatsworth home between 2006 and 2024.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
Her mother, Delia Scully Burke, from County Clare, was a housekeeper.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2025
Kathy Bates plays Dolores, a hardscrabble Maine housekeeper who hasn't seen her estranged daughter, Selena (Jennifer Jason Leigh), in 15 years.
—EW.com, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for housekeeper
maid
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There are maids on the farm where Alma (Hanna Heckt), one of the quartet of main characters in Sound of Falling, is growing up — women in uniform who bustle around the house and the grounds.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
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And then, with their faces covered and heads bowed, the ‘maids walk to the church and file into the pews for Serena’s wedding to High Commander Wharton.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
13 May 2025
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“Housekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housekeeper. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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