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housekeeper

[hous-kee-per] / ˈhaʊsˌki pər /


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Items from Phyllis Rice, the former housekeeper of Christie's holiday home Greenway House in Devon, will go under the hammer at Wessex Auction Rooms in Chippenham, Wiltshire, on Friday.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

I’ve had the same housekeeper for over three years.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

Her manic energy is offset by the two people to whom she is closest: her fragile 6-year-old cousin, John Henry, and Berenice, the family’s wise black housekeeper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Written by Imogen Edwards-Jones with James Patterson, it starts like many thrillers: Marilyn Monroe’s housekeeper finds her dead body and calls her doctors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

She nodded in the direction of the housekeeper, who stood placidly in a corner.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood