housekeeper

[ hous-kee-per ]
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noun
  1. a person, often hired, who does or directs the domestic work and planning necessary for a home, as cleaning or buying food.

  2. an employee of a hotel, hospital, etc., who supervises the cleaning staff.

Origin of housekeeper

1
First recorded in 1375–1425, housekeeper is from the late Middle English word houskeper.See house, keeper

Other words from housekeeper

  • house·keep·er·like, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for housekeeper

housekeeper

/ (ˈhaʊsˌkiːpə) /


noun
  1. a person, esp a woman, employed to run a household

  2. bad housekeeper a person who is not an efficient and thrifty domestic manager

  1. good housekeeper a person who is an efficient and thrifty domestic manager

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