housekeeper
noun
Origin of housekeeper
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Contemporary Examples of housekeeper
She was once quoted as saying that she wanted to help all women who “are not wasting life being a housekeeper.”
Meet 'The Queen of Thieves' Marm Mandelbaum, New York City's First Mob BossJ. North Conway
September 7, 2014
When Hart and Cohle interviewed the old Tuttle housekeeper, she also remembered a scarred face.
It was Beethoven who once fired his housekeeper for telling a lie.
A housekeeper came out to buy some, wiping her hands on her apron.
And, while he was vetoing marriage equality, it turns out that he was carrying on with his housekeeper!
‘To Be Takei’ Traces George Takei’s Journey From Japanese Internment Camps to Cultural IconMarlow Stern
January 22, 2014
Historical Examples of housekeeper
The housekeeper had lived with your father, and been retained by his lordship.
Night and Morning, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
This led me to request a sight of that villa—a crown to the housekeeper got me admittance.
Night and Morning, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
"And precious little good will it do her," said the housekeeper.
The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII)John Greenleaf Whittier
We keep all close till after the burying, for fear—that was the housekeeper's order.
Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
My father had a housekeeper, a trusty woman, he considered her.
Ranald Bannerman's BoyhoodGeorge MacDonald