chambermaid
noun
cham·ber·maid
ˈchām-bər-ˌmād 
: a maid who makes beds and does general cleaning of bedrooms (as in a hotel)
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It’s based on the true story of a Jewish child in 1850s Italy who was secretly baptized by a chambermaid and then abducted by the papal police and raised Catholic.
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Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
Their home is gone, and her mother works as a chambermaid at the hotel, keeping her long black hair pinned under a cap.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
Their home is gone, and her mother works as a chambermaid at the hotel, keeping her long black hair pinned under a cap.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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“Chambermaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chambermaid. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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chambermaid
noun
cham·ber·maid
ˈchām-bər-ˌmād
: a maid who takes care of bedrooms (as in a hotel)
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