as in maid
a female domestic servant
they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home
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Key functions like housekeeper, cleaner, and security guard are all performed by the robot, which may also be modified for use in healthcare, education, and other sectors.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2025
The leading occupations for immigrants in 2023 included manicurists, maids, housekeepers and roofers.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Many are the children of immigrants who work or worked as nannies, caregivers to the elderly, housekeepers and gardeners.
—Daisy Verduzco Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Mata’s parents worked as a gardener and a housekeeper.
—Daisy Verduzco Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2025
The leading occupations for immigrants in 2023 included manicurists, maids, housekeepers and roofers.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Many are the children of immigrants who work or worked as nannies, caregivers to the elderly, housekeepers and gardeners.
—Daisy Verduzco Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Mata’s parents worked as a gardener and a housekeeper.
—Daisy Verduzco Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Housekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housekeeper. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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