chambermaid

noun

cham·​ber·​maid ˈchām-bər-ˌmād How to pronounce chambermaid (audio)
: a maid who makes beds and does general cleaning of bedrooms (as in a hotel)

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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 The second floor houses a Theater Room Museum where distinct outlines of sleeping bodies have been found in the dust on the beds — sightings that have been attributed to a former chambermaid. Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 27 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chambermaid 

Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chambermaid was in 1578

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“Chambermaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chambermaid. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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chambermaid

noun
cham·​ber·​maid ˈchām-bər-ˌmād How to pronounce chambermaid (audio)
: a maid who takes care of bedrooms (as in a hotel)
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