chambermaid
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“Full Time”: In Éric Gravel’s film, a single mother who is the lead chambermaid of a five-star hotel in Paris must navigate the overwhelming demands of her routine.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
Kéké worked as a hotel chambermaid for more than 15 years and eventually climbed the ladder to next job grade, becoming a governess who managed teams of cleaners.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
In 1981, Calle worked as a chambermaid in a Venetian hotel, using not just a broom and a mop, but also a camera and a cassette recorder.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2021
An eccentric apartment tenant pairs an elevator operator and a chambermaid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2020
He rang the bell and the chambermaid came and knocked at the door.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
In 2019, along with around 20 chambermaids who were mostly migrant women from sub-Saharan Africa, Kéké fought French hotel giant Accor to obtain better work and pay conditions.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
Going by the frequency with which the jobs turn up in the want ads, dressmakers, laundresses, chambermaids and cooks were in high demand.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2021
The extra Belvédère staff include “specially recruited people just for mixing cocktails”, as well as baristas, cooks, waiters, doormen, chambermaids and receptionists.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 13, 2017
Perhaps this is why the series, unlike Downton, features no actual chambermaids.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2016
There was spare bedding; he only had to ask the chambermaids for it.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
