housekeeper

American  

[hous-kee-per] / ˈhaʊsˌki pər /

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.

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housekeeper British  

/ ˈhaʊsˌkiːpə /

noun

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

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

3. a person who is an efficient and thrifty domestic manager

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Other Word Forms

• housekeeperlike adjective

Etymology

Origin of housekeeper

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

Example Sentences

We eat at nice restaurants several times a week, have a housekeeper and travel frequently.

From MarketWatch

“He’s so rich that his longtime housekeeper, to whom he gave stock in a company he was starting, is now a millionaire herself,” the Los Angeles Times wrote in 1999.

From The Wall Street Journal

The neighborhood embodied wealth and privilege in Los Angeles, but for 49-year-old Atayde, a housekeeper, it only represented one thing — opportunity.

From Los Angeles Times

Plus, housekeeper robots, a drug discovery supercomputer and JPMorgan Chase’s blockchain, in this edition of The Future of Everything newsletter.

From The Wall Street Journal

A relative who hosts huge dinners for her extended family splurges the next day: hiring a housekeeper to come and going out to get a mani-pedi, 10-minute back and neck massage.

From Salon

Related Words

• caretaker
• chambermaid
• housemaid
• housewife
• maid
• servant