housemaid
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Bids of up to £4,000 had been expected for the one-page note, which is addressed to the head housemaid at Royal Lodge in Windsor and includes drawings of dogs, horses and children.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 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
Marsh played a housemaid on the worldwide hit set in Edwardian London.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2025
“Begging your pardon, ma’am,” returned the housemaid, “I should wish to speak at once, and to speak to master.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
We see Hedwig having friends over for coffee and being unpleasant to her housemaids, while the children play upstairs.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2024
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
Like Tom Stoppard’s minor “Hamlet” characters grabbing the spotlight in “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” the housemaids are the stars here, portraying all the characters.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2021
Like many housemaids in Indonesia, Supartini did not finish her basic education.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2021
There were matches upstairs in the bedroom, but I did not like to go for them because it would mean disturbing the housemaids at their work.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
