as in maid
a female domestic servant
they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home
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Growing up in a small town of Mexico, Sanchez said her grandmother who had two jobs, as a housekeeper and restaurant manager, taught her work ethic.
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Zoya Hasan, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
That agreement covers 4,000 hotel and casino workers, ranging from housekeepers to bartenders.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call from Simmons’ housekeeper and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2024
The original Who’s the Boss? series, which aired for eight seasons (1984–1992) on ABC, starred Tony Danza as Tony Micelli, a former professional baseball player who gets hired as a housekeeper for advertising executive Angela Bower, played by Judith Light.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2024
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Zoya Hasan, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
That agreement covers 4,000 hotel and casino workers, ranging from housekeepers to bartenders.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call from Simmons’ housekeeper and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2024
The original Who’s the Boss? series, which aired for eight seasons (1984–1992) on ABC, starred Tony Danza as Tony Micelli, a former professional baseball player who gets hired as a housekeeper for advertising executive Angela Bower, played by Judith Light.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Housekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housekeeper. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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