housemaid
/ˈhaʊsˌmeɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
verb
To be a housemaid.
verb
To clean, as a housemaid.
Example Sentences
- "With a dramatic gesture, he pointed to a large splash of candle grease on the floor by the writing-table. "It must have been done since yesterday, otherwise a good housemaid would have at once removed it with blotting-paper and a hot iron. […]”"
- "Giving that up, she took a broom and a duster and went upstairs to housemaid Mrs Dibble's bedroom, with her head tied up in a coloured scarf. It was a dusty, snuffy job, for penuriousness in Mrs Dibble refused to throw anything away, including dirt, and if anything fell on the floor it remained there."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhaʊsˌmeɪd/