chambermaidnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtʃeɪm.bə.meɪd/us/ˈtʃeɪm.bɚ.meɪd/a woman employed in a hotel to clean and tidy bedrooms
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
People who clean & tidy places & things
- char
- charlady
- charwoman
- chimney sweep
- cleaner
- daily
- dishwasher
- domestic
- home help
- housekeeper
- sweep
- sweeper
- valet
Examples from literature
- No one but the waiter and the chambermaid who comes in to clean the apartment, ever comes that way.
- The chambermaid closed the door.
- The cockney chambermaid came with her jug of hot water and wished me "a merry Christmas."
- The early morning cup of tea, brought at eight by a dainty chambermaid in cap and starched blue dress, supplied the need quite nicely.
- The matter was not put to the test—perhaps fortunately—for at that moment there was a sharp tap at the door, which opened to admit a chambermaid who seemed the last word in frills and smartness.