parlourmaid

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noun

A maid whose primary tasks involve direct interaction with her employers and their guests, such as serving food and answering the door.

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Meanings

nounparlourmaid (plural parlourmaids)

plural parlourmaids · alternative parlormaid

  1. UKA maid whose primary tasks involve direct interaction with her employers and their guests, such as serving food and answering the door.

    Then catching sight of Dorcas, the parlourmaid, going into the dining-room, she called to her to bring some stamps into the boudoir.

    1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door

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parlormaid
Broader
maidmaidservanthousemaid
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parlormaid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From parlour + maid.

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APA

parlourmaid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parlourmaid

MLA

“parlourmaid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parlourmaid. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parlourmaid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parlourmaid.

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