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housekeeper

[hous-kee-per] / ˈhaʊsˌki pər /


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Sorry to the housekeeper in El Paso and that young man in Arizona; she didn’t mean to scare you.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

Baker, a Dartmouth College grad and former ski bum who once worked as a housekeeper at a mountain lodge in Utah, started working at Fidelity in 1999 as an analyst.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Sabbagh said the owner of the building, who lived on the eighth floor, was also killed, as well as an elderly man, his son and their Ethiopian housekeeper who lived on the third.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

I moved to China for three and a half years, taking full advantage of the local happy hours, dabbling in fine dining and even splitting the cost of a housekeeper with my roommate.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

“That housekeeper of yours, Jack Whatever. We’ll get her visa renewed and she’ll continue to look after you. And that way we’ll know where you are if we need you again.”

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz




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