as in housekeeper
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Recent Examples of chambermaid
Slavin wanted to pursue wilder game while remaining smack in the realm of the ordinary: hot-dog vendors, bodybuilders, cheerleaders, synchronized swimmers, Elizabeth Arden masseuses, Santa’s Helpers, Biltmore Hotel chambermaids, fire-department chaplains.
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Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2024
Sandra points out that chambermaids and barmaids are often powerless to resist their employers’ advances and that the Americans’ less class-conscious but more consensual approach to coupling is more equitable.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024
The second floor houses a Theater Room Museum where distinct outlines of sleeping bodies have been found in the dust on the beds — sightings that have been attributed to a former chambermaid.
—Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 27 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, the rakish Airk is making time with Dove (Ellie Bamber), a chambermaid ensnared in a messy, upstairs-downstairs love affair, as television chambermaids so often are.
—Joshua Alston, Variety, 30 Nov. 2022
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Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2024
Sandra points out that chambermaids and barmaids are often powerless to resist their employers’ advances and that the Americans’ less class-conscious but more consensual approach to coupling is more equitable.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024
The second floor houses a Theater Room Museum where distinct outlines of sleeping bodies have been found in the dust on the beds — sightings that have been attributed to a former chambermaid.
—Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 27 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, the rakish Airk is making time with Dove (Ellie Bamber), a chambermaid ensnared in a messy, upstairs-downstairs love affair, as television chambermaids so often are.
—Joshua Alston, Variety, 30 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chambermaid
Noun
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For example, housekeepers typically don't make as much as janitors.—
Alex Golden,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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Things get serious when one of Tom’s housekeepers is swept up in the military dictatorship.—
Glenn Kenny,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The thriller stars Sweeney as Millie, who gets a job as a housemaid for a seemingly sweet and perfect family.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2025
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In that feature take of the Freida McFadden novel, Sweeney plays Millie, a struggling woman who is relieved to get a fresh start as a housemaid to Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew (Sklenar), an upscale, wealthy couple.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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He’s shown sitting in an armchair next to his similarly dressed daughter, who is giving him a handful of flowers; just behind them is a maid placing a basket of fruit.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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At the time of her killing, Curran was working part time as a maid at the local Colonial Motor Inn, which, according to VTDigger, is located near Bundy’s birthplace in Burlington.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Young is well-known for her work with Habitat for Humanity, having been charwoman of the Meeker County chapter since 1995.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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From Bessie’s spitfire frenemy, the charwoman Mrs. Grogan (a feisty Sarah Morris), to the blowsy, good-natured prostitute, Rosie Redmond (Anna Healy), the story conjures an entire community, then rips the tattered rug of their lives out from under them.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
13 Oct. 2023
Noun
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This helps explain why the maidservant was subjected to multiple inspections, with a succession of witnesses rooting around beneath Hall’s skirts and petticoats for firm proof.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2024
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In 1627, a professional lace-maker named Thomasine Hall boarded a ship in England and arrived at Jamestown, Virginia, to become a maidservant in the household of a man named John Tyos.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2024
Noun
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The attendant was not warm or gentle, but her assertive touch felt motherly, even sensible.—
Anna Haines,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2025
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Businesses can quickly hire them part-time to help with a sudden increase in demand without needing all the paperwork, benefits and expenses attendant with a full-time employee.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Chambermaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chambermaid. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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