as in maids
a female domestic servant
they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home
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Recent Examples of housekeepers
The Hoosier cabinet made the kitchen easier to navigate and more accessible to middle-class housewives in particular who had largely depended on housekeepers to run their kitchens.
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Michelle Mastro, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
Staff and service From the housekeepers to the camp managers and guides, every staff member is Botswanan.
—Chris Schalkx, AFAR Media, 12 Dec. 2024
It is fully staffed with three operations managers, four chefs, five housekeepers, two gardeners, a custodian, and the custodian’s cat (do not pet).
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Sometimes, housekeepers forget.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Over the years, guests and housekeepers have reported the bathroom faucet turning on and off by itself and knocking sounds are heard on the walls.
—Julie Jordan, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
That agreement covers 4,000 hotel and casino workers, ranging from housekeepers to bartenders.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
This is a place where teachers, mill workers and housekeepers could still afford to live within walking distance of the Gulf’s white sand beaches.
—Kate Payne and David R. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Hotel housekeepers cannot make extra beds for the future.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Michelle Mastro, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
Staff and service From the housekeepers to the camp managers and guides, every staff member is Botswanan.
—Chris Schalkx, AFAR Media, 12 Dec. 2024
It is fully staffed with three operations managers, four chefs, five housekeepers, two gardeners, a custodian, and the custodian’s cat (do not pet).
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Sometimes, housekeepers forget.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Over the years, guests and housekeepers have reported the bathroom faucet turning on and off by itself and knocking sounds are heard on the walls.
—Julie Jordan, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
That agreement covers 4,000 hotel and casino workers, ranging from housekeepers to bartenders.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
This is a place where teachers, mill workers and housekeepers could still afford to live within walking distance of the Gulf’s white sand beaches.
—Kate Payne and David R. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Hotel housekeepers cannot make extra beds for the future.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Housekeepers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housekeepers. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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