as in maid
a female domestic servant
they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home
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What do violinists, grocery store clerks, college dorm counselors, nurses, teachers, hotel housekeepers, dockworkers, TV writers, autoworkers, Amazon warehouse workers and Boeing workers have in common?
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Robert Forrant, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
One day a housekeeper, who was dusting the mirror, saw the reflection of a somber blonde woman behind her.
—Julie Jordan, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Advertisement In October 2023, the state fined Hyatt Regency Long Beach $4.8 million for failing to offer jobs in a timely manner to 25 employees, including restaurant servers, bartenders, housekeepers, cashiers and stewards.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
That apartment, and Callas herself, is meticulously tended by her butler (Pierfrancesco Favino) and housekeeper (Alba Rohrwacher), and the film renders their care and love for this difficult, inspiring figure with touching generosity.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2024
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Robert Forrant, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
One day a housekeeper, who was dusting the mirror, saw the reflection of a somber blonde woman behind her.
—Julie Jordan, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Advertisement In October 2023, the state fined Hyatt Regency Long Beach $4.8 million for failing to offer jobs in a timely manner to 25 employees, including restaurant servers, bartenders, housekeepers, cashiers and stewards.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
That apartment, and Callas herself, is meticulously tended by her butler (Pierfrancesco Favino) and housekeeper (Alba Rohrwacher), and the film renders their care and love for this difficult, inspiring figure with touching generosity.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Housekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housekeeper. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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