parlormaid

[pahr-ler-meyd]

par·lor·maid

[pahr-ler-meyd]
noun
a maid who takes care of a parlor, answers the door, waits on guests, etc.

Origin:
1830–40; parlor + maid
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Parlormaid is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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parlormaid

noun
a 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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