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houseworker
[ hous-wur-ker ]
noun
- a paid employee in a home, as a maid or cook.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of houseworker1
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Example Sentences
If she employs a houseworker, she must be able to plan the work of her helper.
The wages of a competent houseworker, in any part of the country, average over eighteen dollars a month.
One skilled houseworker might assist with the work of three or four households.
How pleasant and dignified it sounds; nothing about a general houseworker or maid or servant, just Home Assistant!
One employer advertised for a general houseworker without laundry, with the privilege of going at night, and with hours off.
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