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chambermaid

American  
[cheym-ber-meyd] / ˈtʃeɪm bərˌmeɪd /

noun

  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

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Etymology

Origin of chambermaid

First recorded in 1580–90; chamber + maid

Example Sentences

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In between, however, the production is on more solid footing, starting with the Finnish author Sofi Oksanen’s thoroughly contemporary reworking of the play’s second dialogue, between a soldier and a chambermaid.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2022

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

"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

And just this past year she got a better job working as a chambermaid in the same hotel Jude had worked in.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

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