maid
Example Sentences
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All that survived intact of the family’s former treasures were the netsuke, which were smuggled out of the family’s mansion by a loyal maid and returned to the family after the war.
Beetz stars as Asia, a young woman who turns up on the stoop of a high-end Manhattan apartment building, the Virgil, answering an ad for a maid job.
From Los Angeles Times
“And it isn’t logical to say the truth and do a lie! What about Annaliese’s false papers—and that maid’s uniform on Katrien?”
From Literature
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Here I am knocking on the door, watching a figure approach through the glass: a maid in a crisp white hat.
From Literature
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McGonigal's character Hazel is a maid in the show, which can involve carrying "giant silver trays and baskets of sweet treats".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.