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chambermaid

American  
[cheym-ber-meyd] / 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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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 protagonist of this novel set in Franco-era Spain is a hotel chambermaid who risks her life to gather evidence against her country’s fascist regime.

From New York Times Dec. 2, 2019

"They saw Joyce as someone who was anti-Irish; who was profligate; who ran away with a chambermaid; who wrote dirty books," Senator David Norris explained.

From BBC Nov. 19, 2019

She found a job as chambermaid in the same hotel in which Richard worked as elevator boy.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

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

The Smith Rooming House was getting ready to open: “experienced chambermaids wanted.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

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