houseman

[hous-man, -muhn]

noun

plural

housemen 

1. a male servant who performs general duties in a home, hotel, etc.

2. a man employed to maintain order, as in a bar or gambling casino; bouncer.

3. house detective.

4. one who represents the management in a gambling house.

5. British.,  a medical intern at a hospital.

houseman

/ ˈhaʊsmən /

noun

1. US and Canadian equivalent: intern. med a junior doctor who is a member of the medical staff of a hospital

Word History and Origins

Origin of houseman¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; house + man

Example Sentences

By then, Kelvin Anderson, 56, who lives in Baltimore and worked at the Sheraton for five years as a banquet houseman, will have been out of work for 18 months.

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Thomas lost his hotel job — as a houseman at a D.C. hotel — to the pandemic last year.

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The crash occurred as the family was on their way to pick up Saldana-Mejia’s belt and shoes from the Resort at Pelican Hill, where he worked as a houseman -- to use for his second job.

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My father was a houseman, which is a polite word for a janitor at a hotel.

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Now, he’s married, has a daughter and actually works for Disneyland as a houseman at their hotel.

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