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
In Kang’s story, relayed to Mun-oh over the course of proceeding writing assignments, Min-hui (Han Ji-eun) is the housekeeper for Su-hun and Eun-joo.
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Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 June 2026
Lasdun, by contrast, insists on delivering a meticulous retelling of the Murdaugh case, complete with byzantine subplots involving the suspicious death of the family’s housekeeper and the murder of another local teenager.
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Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
Jenner is facing two other lawsuits by former housekeepers.
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Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
That physical limitation, combined with the fact that most of her prior clients have dogs, means Avila’s return to work as a housekeeper hasn’t been realistic.
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Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2026
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Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 June 2026
Lasdun, by contrast, insists on delivering a meticulous retelling of the Murdaugh case, complete with byzantine subplots involving the suspicious death of the family’s housekeeper and the murder of another local teenager.
—
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
Jenner is facing two other lawsuits by former housekeepers.
—
Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
That physical limitation, combined with the fact that most of her prior clients have dogs, means Avila’s return to work as a housekeeper hasn’t been realistic.
—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for housekeeper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for housekeeper
maid
Noun
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Palace maids stand around a plump woman, struggling to fasten a black belt sash around her waist.
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The series follows a woman named Emma over the course of more than six decades of her life, from the 1900s through the 1970s, working her way from impoverished maid to the world’s richest woman.
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“Housekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housekeeper. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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