chambermaid
Americannoun
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chambermaids
plural
noun
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Origin of chambermaid
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The cast includes Adam Jackson-Smith as Basil Fawlty, Anna-Jane Casey as his wife Sybil, Hemi Yeroham as waiter Manuel and Victoria Fox as Polly, the chambermaid who often rescues Basil from difficult situations.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2024
Kéké worked as a hotel chambermaid for more than 15 years and eventually climbed the ladder to next job grade, becoming a governess who managed teams of cleaners.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
In 1981, Calle worked as a chambermaid in a Venetian hotel, using not just a broom and a mop, but also a camera and a cassette recorder.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2021
An eccentric apartment tenant pairs an elevator operator and a chambermaid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2020
All week Beatrice and the chambermaid, Sara, had been at work in the kitchen, preparing pastries and sweetmeats for Lady Isobel’s feast on Yule night.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
In 2019, along with around 20 chambermaids who were mostly migrant women from sub-Saharan Africa, Kéké fought French hotel giant Accor to obtain better work and pay conditions.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
Going by the frequency with which the jobs turn up in the want ads, dressmakers, laundresses, chambermaids and cooks were in high demand.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2021
It bustled with valets, parlor maids, nurses and chambermaids.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2017
The extra Belvédère staff include “specially recruited people just for mixing cocktails”, as well as baristas, cooks, waiters, doormen, chambermaids and receptionists.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 13, 2017
Two chambermaids were standing at a respectful distance, watching his efforts in some awe.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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