as in housekeeper
a female domestic servant
became both nurse and housemaid to the elderly man
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In the thriller, Sweeney will play Millie, a struggling young woman who is relieved to get a fresh start as a housemaid to upscale, wealthy couple Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew.
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Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
Here, Trent offers us a clock mender whose friend is facing sedition charges as part of a crackdown on political reading clubs, and a housemaid whose testimony might exonerate her.
—Olivia Waite, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The borrego consomme, the housemaid blue corn tortillas and the chilaquiles on the weekends are worth the wait.
—Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025
In the book, Benedict falls for Sophie Beckett, the daughter of an earl who’s been hidden away from the Ton and forced to work as a housemaid by her spiteful stepmother.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
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Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
Here, Trent offers us a clock mender whose friend is facing sedition charges as part of a crackdown on political reading clubs, and a housemaid whose testimony might exonerate her.
—Olivia Waite, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The borrego consomme, the housemaid blue corn tortillas and the chilaquiles on the weekends are worth the wait.
—Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025
In the book, Benedict falls for Sophie Beckett, the daughter of an earl who’s been hidden away from the Ton and forced to work as a housemaid by her spiteful stepmother.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for housemaid
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“Housemaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housemaid. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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