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chambermaid

American  
[chaym-ber-mayd] / ˈtʃeɪm bərˌmeɪd /

noun

  • chambermaids
    plural
  1. a maid who cleans bedrooms and bathrooms.


chambermaid British  
/ ˈtʃeɪmbəˌmeɪd /

noun

  1. a woman or girl employed to clean and tidy bedrooms, now chiefly in hotels

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of chambermaid

First recorded in 1580–90; chamber + maid


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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

The biographer Richard Rhodes, author of “John James Audubon: The Making of an American,” said that Audubon’s biological mother was a white French chambermaid who died months after childbirth.

From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2020

A German chambermaid named Caroline Klausmann had tended the children’s room and observed the same wrenching scenes.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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

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

Perhaps this is why the series, unlike Downton, features no actual chambermaids.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2016

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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