chambermaid
Room service staff
A chambermaid is a woman employed to clean and maintain bedrooms, particularly in hotels or large private households.
The term dates to an era when domestic service was rigidly organized by task and location within a house.
In modern usage, chambermaid has largely given way to housekeeper or room attendant, though it persists in British English and in period literature.
The chambermaid had already turned down the beds by the time we returned from dinner.
Live-in cleaning employee
- domesticOf the home
- attendantOne who assists others
- housekeeperDomestic cleaning professional
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
service · employer · household · duties · uniform · quarters · wages · live-in
Landed aristocratic residence
- VictorianOf a prim era
- servitudeCompulsory labor under masters
- upstairs-downstairsClass division in households
- sculleryRoom for dishwashing
livery · domestic · housekeeper · gentry · aristocracy · estate · parlor · governess
housemaid
Live-in cleaning employee
- domesticOf the home
- attendantOne who assists others
- housekeeperDomestic cleaning professional
staff · service · employer · household · duties · uniform · quarters · wages · live-in · below stairs
manor
Landed aristocratic residence
- VictorianOf a prim era
- servitudeCompulsory labor under masters
- upstairs-downstairsClass division in households
scullery · livery · domestic · housekeeper · gentry · aristocracy · estate · parlor · governess · cap
dusting
Removing surface grime
- moppingCleaning floors with water
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
polishing · vacuuming · tidying · linens · bedmaking · turndown · towels · freshening · spotless · housekeeping
guestroom
Bedroom for visitors
lodging · housekeeping · linens · towels · minibar · tips · uniform · cart · check-out · guest
- hospitalityhotel, hotels, warmth, kindness, welcome
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse
- castle staffbutler, guard, handmaiden, jester, steward
- cleanerscleaner, cleaners, detergent, janitors, janitor
- cleaning staffhousekeeper, janitor, custodian, cleaner, room attendant
- femaleswoman, girl, lady, mother, daughter
chambermaidhotelier
Lodging establishment owner
proprietor · lady of the house · general manager · hotel manager · employer
chambermaidfront desk clerk
Lobby staff handling arrivals
receptionist · concierge · front desk staff · doorman · bellhop