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 Examples of housekeeper in a Sentence
they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home
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Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Evelyn was out of work as a housekeeper for the duration of the war, when her employer, an elderly woman, left the country.
—Theia Chatelle, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
The housekeepers greet me with genuine care, the bartenders create cocktails with panache and smiles, and the doormen and women jauntily pose for pictures in their thick Batman-style winter cloaks.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Within the same month the lawsuit was filed, Robinson filed a $500 million countersuit accusing the former housekeepers of defamation, false light, financial elder abuse, conversion, and invasion of privacy.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for housekeeper
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“Housekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housekeeper. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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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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