chambermaid
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈtʃeɪmbərˌmeɪd/
:
camarera de hotel
- And it seems to me that if you could leave a tip for the chambermaid, you could at least open the car door for me.
- a hotel chambermaid
Examples
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As one chambermaid said, she never worked in the same hotel for more than three years:
Academic text (1992) -
Norma is my mother's second cousin and a chambermaid at the Pony.
Fiction book (2002) -
The chambermaid told me all about her.
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"I'll send up the chambermaid to light the fire."
Fiction book (1992) -
The girl with him was a chambermaid at the Santa Barbara Hotel.
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Will you work as a chambermaid at a motel on Route 66, like Mom?
Fiction book (2001) -
My wife's a chambermaid, sir.
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The concierge or the chambermaid must have spilled the beans.
Fiction book (1994) -
So those low-skilled workers are farm workers, janitors, chambermaids, busboys, dishwashers, gardeners, nannies, and domestics.
Blog text (25) -
The chambermaid quietly entered the room to clean and tidy up for the next guests.
Synonyms
422
1.0
A person who works in someone's home doing jobs like cooking and cleaning
264
1.0
A woman paid to clean and cook in another person's home
27
1.0
A woman who cleans houses or offices for pay
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5.8
A person who works in a home doing cleaning and cooking
8
2.4
A woman paid to clean and do other jobs in a home
7
3.5
A young woman who works in a house to help with chores
6
1.3
A woman who is paid to clean houses or offices regularly
3
7.1
A woman who works in a home doing cleaning and cooking
1
2.3
A person who works in a home doing cleaning, cooking and other daily tasks
1
9.9
A woman who cleans houses or offices for pay
1
9.7
A woman who cleans houses or offices, often in the past
A woman who cleans and looks after bedrooms in hotels
A person who cleans, cooks, or does other work in a home
A woman who cleans and looks after a building
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Chambermaid comes from chamber meaning 'room' and maid meaning 'young woman' or servant, so it originally named a woman who cared for the rooms in a house. That's why today a chambermaid is a hotel worker who cleans and looks after guest rooms.