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house girl

noun

Definition of house girl

as in housekeeper

a female domestic servant toiled several years as a house girl at a large estate

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Recent Examples of house girl Dear Eric: Two years ago, a group of 11 women on my husband’s side, including his mother, sisters and aunts, went on a beach house girls’ trip. — R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024 The new facility, St. Joseph Orphanage, was completed in 1854 to house 100 boys and, in 1855, began to also house girls. — Jennifer Edwards Baker, Cincinnati.com, 1 May 2020

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Toward the middle, chief housekeepers can earn between $4,000 and $7,000 monthly, while executive chefs can make $5,000 to $9,000.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 8 July 2026
The show centered on a single dad and former pro baseball player (Tony Danza) who takes a job as a live-in housekeeper for a powerful ad executive named Angela (Judith Light).

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

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This British drama series follows a woman named Emma over the course of more than six decades of her life, from the 1900s through the 1970s, working her way from impoverished maid to the world’s richest woman.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Beyreuther came to the United States from Germany as a live-in maid 16 years ago.

— Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 4 July 2026

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