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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul go
a human being

worker go
a person who works at a specific occupation

retainer, servant go
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

domestic, domestic help, house servant go
a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household

maid, maidservant, housemaid, amah
a female domestic

noun.person

4 Subcategories

chambermaid, fille de chambre go
a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels)
handmaid, handmaiden go
a personal maid or female attendant
lady's maid go
a maid who is a lady's personal attendant
parlormaid, parlourmaid go
a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door