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 Synonyms
Examples of housekeeper in a Sentence
they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home
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June fires her housekeeper rather than ask her to not eat fast food in her house.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Democrats, unions and liberal groups criticized him for his remarks against workplace protections such as the minimum wage and overtime rules, and conservative publications seized on Mr. Puzder’s employment of an undocumented immigrant as his housekeeper.
—Chris Cameron, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Hauksbee the Younger was an instrument maker and science lecturer who became the society’s housekeeper and clerk.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
My housekeeper just went and bought a shirt for Joe and a track suit for [his wife] Kirsten.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Democrats, unions and liberal groups criticized him for his remarks against workplace protections such as the minimum wage and overtime rules, and conservative publications seized on Mr. Puzder’s employment of an undocumented immigrant as his housekeeper.
—Chris Cameron, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Hauksbee the Younger was an instrument maker and science lecturer who became the society’s housekeeper and clerk.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
My housekeeper just went and bought a shirt for Joe and a track suit for [his wife] Kirsten.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Housekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housekeeper. Accessed 9 Feb. 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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