housekeeper
noun
house·keep·er
ˈhau̇s-ˌkē-pər 
1
: one employed to manage the domestic duties involved in maintaining a house
2
: a member of a household who manages the domestic duties of the household
She was her father's housekeeper …—
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery
especially
: one who keeps house in a specified way
was always a good/poor housekeeper
… a tidy housekeeper who kept flowers outside his unit … —Kyle Swenson
Kyle Swenson Examples of housekeeper in a Sentence
they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home
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Increases in the most in-demand roles such as front desk associates, housekeepers and cooks were flat or grew slightly year-over-year.
—Doyinsola Oladipo, USA Today, 21 July 2025
From the twins and their parents to evil fiancées and housekeepers, the characters have gained a cult following since their release, with some fans using them as inspiration for their outfits, summer mood boards, and interior design.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
Montecito Union Elementary District serves about 350 students, mostly children from affluent families but also the children of Montecito’s landscapers and housekeepers.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
The story is told by Eliza Touchet, a housekeeper and would-be writer who becomes invested in the trial and its main witness—a formerly enslaved man named Andrew Bogle.
—Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 7 July 2025
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Doyinsola Oladipo, USA Today, 21 July 2025
From the twins and their parents to evil fiancées and housekeepers, the characters have gained a cult following since their release, with some fans using them as inspiration for their outfits, summer mood boards, and interior design.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
Montecito Union Elementary District serves about 350 students, mostly children from affluent families but also the children of Montecito’s landscapers and housekeepers.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
The story is told by Eliza Touchet, a housekeeper and would-be writer who becomes invested in the trial and its main witness—a formerly enslaved man named Andrew Bogle.
—Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 7 July 2025
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“Housekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housekeeper. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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housekeeper
noun
house·keep·er
ˈhau̇-ˌskē-pər
: a person employed to take care of a house
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