houseworker

[ hous-wur-ker ]

noun

1. a paid employee in a home, as a maid or cook.

Word History and Origins

Origin of houseworker¹

house + worker

Example Sentences

If she employs a houseworker, she must be able to plan the work of her helper.

From Project Gutenberg

The wages of a competent houseworker, in any part of the country, average over eighteen dollars a month.

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One skilled houseworker might assist with the work of three or four households.

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How pleasant and dignified it sounds; nothing about a general houseworker or maid or servant, just Home Assistant!

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One employer advertised for a general houseworker without laundry, with the privilege of going at night, and with hours off.

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