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housemaid

noun

ˈhau̇s-ˌmād

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as in housekeeper

a female domestic servant became both nurse and housemaid to the elderly man

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Recent Examples of housemaid And so, Nina devised an escape plan for her and Cecilia by hiring Millie, knowing full well that Andrew couldn’t resist the attractive young housemaid – particularly as Nina's own behavior became increasingly erratic and disturbing. —

Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025 The film follows super-rich couple Andrew and Nina Winchester and their new housemaid, Millie. —

Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 3 Oct. 2025 Based on the novel by Freida McFadden, The Housemaid follows Millie as she’s hired by Nina to serve as a live-in housemaid. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025 In this film adaptation of Freida McFadden’s best-selling psychological thriller, Sweeney plays a down-on-her-luck woman with a spotty past who lands a job as a live-in housemaid for a married couple (Seyfried and Sklenar), who have some secrets of their own. —

Tolly Wright, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for housemaid

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The service From the servers in the fine dining restaurants to the folks operating the waterpark rides, from the attendants in the poolside cabanas to the housekeepers, the service is consistently professional but with oodles of gregarious Bahamian warmth.

— Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
King also said in recent years the hospital doubled the number of housekeepers per shift in its emergency department, and also increased the number of its emergency department transporters by 2%.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026