chambermaid
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chambermaid
Example Sentences
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She also plans to eavesdrop on shoppers, taking a cue from Sophie Calle, the French artist who went undercover as a chambermaid to photograph hotel guests’ belongings.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2023
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
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
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