housekeeper
noun
a person, often hired, who does or directs the domestic work and planning necessary for a home, as cleaning or buying food.
housekeepers
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pluralof housekeeper.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Less than two months after being sued by two former housekeepers, Kylie Jenner has been hit with a third workplace lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
The legal filing follows two lawsuits brought by former housekeepers of the embattled reality star.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
If Musk fails, he only earns his $54,080 salary, or about half of what unionized hotel housekeepers make in Manhattan.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Hotel housekeepers won a contract this week that will have them earning six figures in coming years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
In Phnom Penh, we had live-in housekeepers to do just about everything for us.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
