as in maids
a female domestic servant
they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home
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Recent Examples of housekeepers
On the former, hotel owners can use the tool to upsell early check-ins or extended departures, while mobile-enabled digital tipping has led to an average tip of close to $10 for housekeepers.
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John Kell, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Hotel housekeepers and cruise-cabin attendants are experts at creating spaces that feel polished and instantly put together, often by focusing on just one high-impact detail.
—Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 2 May 2026
Shaker is also representing Angelica Vazquez, another one of Jenner's housekeepers who filed a lawsuit against her and Tri Star Services and Maison Family Services in mid-April.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Knowledgeable staff rush to dig out books on native fauna from the 2,500-volume library, and housekeepers drop their brooms to point out a sayaca tanager’s nest or an earpod tree.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
Roughly 30% of Gautam’s hotel staff in Florida are Haitians who are TPS holders, working as housekeepers, landscapers, supervisors and in other positions.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Within the same month the lawsuit was filed, Robinson filed a $500 million countersuit accusing the former housekeepers of defamation, false light, financial elder abuse, conversion, and invasion of privacy.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The new rules also force opt-out owners to pay extra for sheets and towels and hire their own housekeepers, who are not allowed to work on weekends.
—Larry Seward, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Roughly 82% of the Bay Area’s maids and housekeepers are immigrants, and close to 40% of the total are undocumented.
—Sara Dinatale, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
John Kell, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Hotel housekeepers and cruise-cabin attendants are experts at creating spaces that feel polished and instantly put together, often by focusing on just one high-impact detail.
—Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 2 May 2026
Shaker is also representing Angelica Vazquez, another one of Jenner's housekeepers who filed a lawsuit against her and Tri Star Services and Maison Family Services in mid-April.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Knowledgeable staff rush to dig out books on native fauna from the 2,500-volume library, and housekeepers drop their brooms to point out a sayaca tanager’s nest or an earpod tree.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
Roughly 30% of Gautam’s hotel staff in Florida are Haitians who are TPS holders, working as housekeepers, landscapers, supervisors and in other positions.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Within the same month the lawsuit was filed, Robinson filed a $500 million countersuit accusing the former housekeepers of defamation, false light, financial elder abuse, conversion, and invasion of privacy.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The new rules also force opt-out owners to pay extra for sheets and towels and hire their own housekeepers, who are not allowed to work on weekends.
—Larry Seward, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Roughly 82% of the Bay Area’s maids and housekeepers are immigrants, and close to 40% of the total are undocumented.
—Sara Dinatale, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for housekeepers
maids
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The ladies Carnarvon, their daughters, and their guests—not to mention the governesses, maids, and cooks?—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Doris and Ann, the family’s longtime upstairs-downstairs maids, were there too.—
Jennifer Cannon,
Vanity Fair,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Housekeepers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housekeepers. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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