parlormaid

noun

variants or British parlourmaid

ˈ⸗⸗ˌ⸗

1

: a maid in a private home whose chief duties are to attend to the parlor, the table, and the door

2

: a maid in a hotel or restaurant who attends to rest rooms and offices

called also matron

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