housekeeper

noun

ˈhau̇s-ˌkē-pər How to pronounce housekeeper (audio)
Definition of housekeepernext
as in maid
a female domestic servant they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home

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Recent Examples of housekeeper Avila alleged in her lawsuit that she and sister Maria Avila were hired in November 2020 as housekeepers at Brown’s home in Tarzana. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 In Kang’s story, relayed to Mun-oh over the course of proceeding writing assignments, Min-hui (Han Ji-eun) is the housekeeper for Su-hun and Eun-joo. — Kayti Burt, Time, 26 June 2026 Chris Brown was found liable by a Los Angeles jury on Tuesday for $13 million in the gruesome case of a dog that mauled and disfigured his housekeeper at his home in 2020. — Chris Willman, Variety, 1 July 2026 Lasdun, by contrast, insists on delivering a meticulous retelling of the Murdaugh case, complete with byzantine subplots involving the suspicious death of the family’s housekeeper and the murder of another local teenager. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for housekeeper
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maid
Noun
  • Palace maids stand around a plump woman, struggling to fasten a black belt sash around her waist.
    — Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026
  • The 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, 26 June 2026
Definition of maid

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“Housekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housekeeper. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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