housemaid

[ hous-meyd ]

noun

1. a female servant employed in general domestic work in a home, especially to do housework.

housemaid

/ ˈhaʊsˌmeɪd /

noun

1. a girl or woman employed to do housework, esp one who is resident in the household

Other Words From

• under·housemaid noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of housemaid¹

First recorded in 1685–95; house + maid

Example Sentences

“Many people think it is an odd that a housemaid is contesting for legislator,” Rahayu said.

From Seattle Times

She works as a housemaid in downtown and uses public transport daily.

From Seattle Times

The statement published by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency described Julie Turner as a “wicked woman” who was picked by the Biden administration as a “political housemaid” to launch groundless attacks on the country’s human rights record.

From Washington Times

“Turner should know that she was chosen as a political housemaid and scapegoat for the ‘human rights’ plots to pressure the DPRK, a poor policy set forth by the Biden administration driven into a scrape in the DPRK-U.S. nuclear confrontation,” the agency said, using the initials of the North’s formal name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

From Washington Times

The statement published by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency described Julie Turner as a “wicked woman” who was picked by the Biden administration as a “political housemaid” to launch groundless attacks on the country’s human rights record.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• caretaker
• chambermaid
• housewife
• maid
• servant