housemaid
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housemaids
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The one-page note, addressed to the head housemaid at Royal Lodge in Windsor, includes drawings of dogs, horses and young children and asks if "the birds are well, and the goldfish haven't died".
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
“The Housemaid”? I play the husband of a woman suffering from emotional issues who hires a housemaid to help out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
She works as a housemaid in downtown and uses public transport daily.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
“Is Mr. Laurence in?” asked Jo, of a housemaid, who was coming downstairs.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
The best-known example is probably Jo Baker’s 2013 novel, “Longbourn,” which chronicles the hard and often joyless life of Sarah, one of the Bennets’ housemaids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
You encounter them everywhere in Cairo - as workers in supermarkets or small grocery shops, as housemaids or as staff in restaurants.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2023
Saudi Arabia faces perennial labor shortages and may offer jobs to Thai factory, construction and shipyard workers, electricians and machine operators, petroleum and natural gas technicians, hotel and health personnel, cooks, and housemaids.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
They’re then forced to find work, frequently as housemaids, to support their children, Chitongo said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
The two staff members concerned were, in fact, both housemaids.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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