maid of all work
Britishnoun
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a maid who does all types of housework
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a general factotum
Example Sentences
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Said General Paul: "A commissar is a maid of all work, a democratic priest, an army doctor with his fingers always on the pulse of the Brigade."
From Time Magazine Archive
The surprising thing is that the standard, oldtime maid of all work has practically disappeared from the U.S. scene.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I've got a letter from him;" and the maid of all work absolutely produced a little note enclosed in a green envelope.
From Orley Farm by Trollope, Anthony
It must be pretty rotten to come back from all that fun and luxury and money to start being maid of all work again.
From The Daughter Pays by Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie
"A maid of all work, whether coarse or fine, A servant who made service seem divine."
From The Children's Longfellow Told in Prose by Hayman, Doris
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