as in maid
a female domestic servant
they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home
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The jobs, primarily servers, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers, pay between $14.17 and $23.01 an hour.
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Zach Everson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Collins even sent his housekeeper to help out at their new home.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
From 2003 to 2017, Mr. Trump’s companies were approved for more than 1,000 H-2 visas for jobs like cooks, housekeepers and waiters at his properties, including Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., and the Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Fla., Labor Department data show.
—Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Many people are tipping their babysitters, housekeepers and teachers this holiday season, but often by the same amounts as three years ago.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Zach Everson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Collins even sent his housekeeper to help out at their new home.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
From 2003 to 2017, Mr. Trump’s companies were approved for more than 1,000 H-2 visas for jobs like cooks, housekeepers and waiters at his properties, including Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., and the Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Fla., Labor Department data show.
—Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Many people are tipping their babysitters, housekeepers and teachers this holiday season, but often by the same amounts as three years ago.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Housekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housekeeper. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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