domestique

Definitions of domestique
  1. noun
    a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
    synonyms: aide
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    femme de charge, gouvernante
    a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
    bonne
    a female domestic
    femme de chambre
    a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels)
    bonne
    a personal maid or female attendant
  2. noun
    a man servant
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    maître d'hôtel
    a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
    laquais
    a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
    valet
    a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
  3. noun
    a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
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    aide
    a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
    factotum
    a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
    laquais
    a male servant (especially a footman)
    maître d'hôtel
    a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
    laquais
    a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
    femme de charge, gouvernante
    a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
    bonne
    a female domestic
    valet
    a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
    type of:
    employé, salarié, travailleur
    a person who works at a specific occupation
  4. noun
    a female domestic
    synonyms: bonne
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    femme de chambre
    a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels)
    bonne
    a personal maid or female attendant
    type of:
    aide
    a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
  5. noun
    a domestic servant
  6. noun
    a valet or personal maid
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    valet
    a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
  7. noun
    a personal maid or female attendant
    synonyms: bonne
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    bonne
    a female domestic
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