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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Everyone, apart from underlings such as housekeeper Mary (Jackie Clune), are dressed immaculately enough to grace the cover of pre-war Vogue.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
Also watch out from some entertaining comedy moments delivered by Ryan O’Donnell (who plays Cher’s father, the teacher and a driving instructor) and Imelda Warren-Green (who also takes on multiple cameo roles as Miss Geist, Miss Stoeger and Cher’s housekeeper).
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Alice Nelson In the series, Alice is the resourceful, witty housekeeper who can do it all.
—Athena Sobhan, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
The Browns took Paddington home to live with them at 32 Windsor Gardens in London, along with their two children, Jonathan and Judy, and their housekeeper, Mrs. Bird, the bio says.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
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Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
Also watch out from some entertaining comedy moments delivered by Ryan O’Donnell (who plays Cher’s father, the teacher and a driving instructor) and Imelda Warren-Green (who also takes on multiple cameo roles as Miss Geist, Miss Stoeger and Cher’s housekeeper).
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Alice Nelson In the series, Alice is the resourceful, witty housekeeper who can do it all.
—Athena Sobhan, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
The Browns took Paddington home to live with them at 32 Windsor Gardens in London, along with their two children, Jonathan and Judy, and their housekeeper, Mrs. Bird, the bio says.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Housekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housekeeper. Accessed 3 May. 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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