as in maid
a female domestic servant
they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home
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Recent Examples of housekeeper
Maggie Carney is a comic delight as Elizabeth, the household’s sympathetic but highly disciplined head housekeeper.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Speaking of complicated, the Castle Leathers housekeeper, Davina (Sara Vickers), has put two and two together that Julia (Hermione Corfield) hasn’t bled since she’s been there.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Mews’ ecosystem of mobile apps spans every hotel persona—from receptionists and housekeepers to accountants—creating a unified infrastructure capable of intelligent, scalable service.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
According to Jessica Gonzalez, a former hotel housekeeper who is now the Chief Operating Officer of Sparkly Maid San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas, the bathroom is always cleaned first.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Speaking of complicated, the Castle Leathers housekeeper, Davina (Sara Vickers), has put two and two together that Julia (Hermione Corfield) hasn’t bled since she’s been there.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Mews’ ecosystem of mobile apps spans every hotel persona—from receptionists and housekeepers to accountants—creating a unified infrastructure capable of intelligent, scalable service.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
According to Jessica Gonzalez, a former hotel housekeeper who is now the Chief Operating Officer of Sparkly Maid San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas, the bathroom is always cleaned first.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for housekeeper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for housekeeper
maid
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Chastain portrayed Celia Foote in the drama based on Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name about a white journalist chronicling the lives of Black maids working for white households in 1960s Mississippi.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ella Beaty will play Lizzie, while Rebecca Hall will play Lizzie’s stepmother, Abby, and Vicky Krieps will play Bridget Sullvan, a maid in the Borden household.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Housekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housekeeper. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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