housemaid
Americannoun
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Worse yet, hours after Felix’s departure, the Platters’ housemaid came down with the plague.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
The letter was one of several found addressed to Beatrice Stillman, the former head housemaid at Royal Lodge.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
A red flag for sure, but it’s not long before Nina is practically loading a harpoon gun with red flags and firing them at her new housemaid, left and right.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026
Her father was a printer’s assistant and her mother worked as a housemaid, giving her the insights she needed to write “Upstairs, Downstairs.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2025
“Begging your pardon, ma’am,” returned the housemaid, “I should wish to speak at once, and to speak to master.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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