domestic servant
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He found himself working as a domestic servant being paid half of what he was told and sleeping on a floor.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
So the women who might have gone out to be a domestic servant, not so many of them did.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 21, 2023
A former domestic servant, she had experienced the inequities of servitude firsthand, and she propelled herself to prominence by speaking out against them.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
Hattie McDaniel became the first black actress to be nominated for, and win, an Academy Award for her role as domestic servant Mammy.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2020
He might have been a domestic servant, an artisan, or a loafer shortly before; hence many would-be converts refused to join when they saw their own or their friendsʼ retainers suddenly elevated to the priesthood.
From The Philippine Islands by John Foreman
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