tablemaid

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noun

A female servant at the dining table.

Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nountablemaid (plural tablemaids)

plural tablemaids

  1. A female servant at the dining table.

    There had been a good many cooks and tablemaids during Violet's lifetime. She never became friends with any; they were always called Miss This or Mrs That, and the courtesy titles made a barrier between them and the orphanage girl.

    1983, New Writing Scotland, numbers 6-8, page 47

Origin

From table + maid.

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Cite this entry
APA

tablemaid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tablemaid

MLA

“tablemaid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tablemaid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tablemaid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tablemaid.

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