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Recent Examples of housekeeper The film follows Amélie who develops a deep attachment to her family’s housekeeper, Nishio-san. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025 Rounding out the character lineup is Frau von Luber, an erstwhile aristocrat who’s reduced to being the housekeeper in newly wealthy Olim’s castle—which used to belong to her. JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025 Many of our neighbors have housekeepers, gardeners, carpenters, etc. Judith Martin, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025 The family housekeeper died in a fall in the middle of all this. Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for housekeeper
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maid
Noun
  • Luckily, Hero is on hand, and as Jerome extends his stay ever longer — hence the 100 nights of the title — Cherry’s maid offers to provide distractions.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Like marmalade, said to be from Marie est malade, the words whispered to a seasick Mary Queen of Scots by her maid, presumably while munching marmalade on toast.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Housekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housekeeper. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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