单词 | houseworker |
释义 | > as lemmashouseworker houseworker n. a person who performs housework, esp. as a job. ΚΠ 1840 Documents Senate State N.Y. 1840 IV. No. 120 134 Occupations of persons convicted in courts of record... Hostler 1; house-worker 1; inn-keepers 3 [etc.]. 1845 N.Y. Daily Tribune 6 Nov. 2/5 Good Chambermaids and General Houseworkers get from $5 to $6. 1948 Kiplinger Mag. Apr. 9/1 After her husband and children leave for the day, the houseworker is alone with the less than scintillating companionship of her refrigerator. 2007 D. D. Troutt Importance of being Dangerous xii. 116 He had a full-time maid, a couple of house workers who came in on Tuesdays and Thursdays, a cook for three hours every evening. < as lemmas |
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