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 Synonyms
Examples of housekeeper in a Sentence
they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home
Recent Examples on the Web
Over 100 housekeepers are managed by a team of three supervisors, who worked their way up from housekeeper.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
One of them, Mary Brown, was about 16 at the time of her emancipation and later worked as a housekeeper in Washington before dying in 1886 at the age of 40.
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Eventually, they’re separated as well, with Esmee forced to take a job as a motel housekeeper.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
Her mother was an eighteen-year-old housekeeper named Sarah Julia Harris, and went by Sadie.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 24 Mar. 2024
However, she’s found friends in the cast, such as housekeepers Emily Kovacs and Grace Cottrell.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
Her disjunctive narrative structure merely retreads magical realism — in which Flora’s gaggle of daughters and housekeeper Italia (Carol Duarte), who hides a biracial child, might be superstitious illusions, a way to sentimentalize what is troublesome.
—Armond White, National Review, 3 Apr. 2024
The contracts, which cover luxury hotels such as the Beverly Hilton and the Waldorf Astoria, include an almost immediate raise of $5 per hour for workers who don’t typically earn tips, including front desk clerks, dishwashers and housekeepers.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Because the building had very few dedicated housekeepers and dining staff, caregivers also had to do laundry, clean rooms and help serve meals in between making their rounds delivering medicine and assisting residents with grooming, bathing and going to the bathroom.
—Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
One of them, Mary Brown, was about 16 at the time of her emancipation and later worked as a housekeeper in Washington before dying in 1886 at the age of 40.
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Eventually, they’re separated as well, with Esmee forced to take a job as a motel housekeeper.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
Her mother was an eighteen-year-old housekeeper named Sarah Julia Harris, and went by Sadie.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 24 Mar. 2024
However, she’s found friends in the cast, such as housekeepers Emily Kovacs and Grace Cottrell.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
Her disjunctive narrative structure merely retreads magical realism — in which Flora’s gaggle of daughters and housekeeper Italia (Carol Duarte), who hides a biracial child, might be superstitious illusions, a way to sentimentalize what is troublesome.
—Armond White, National Review, 3 Apr. 2024
The contracts, which cover luxury hotels such as the Beverly Hilton and the Waldorf Astoria, include an almost immediate raise of $5 per hour for workers who don’t typically earn tips, including front desk clerks, dishwashers and housekeepers.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Because the building had very few dedicated housekeepers and dining staff, caregivers also had to do laundry, clean rooms and help serve meals in between making their rounds delivering medicine and assisting residents with grooming, bathing and going to the bathroom.
—Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Housekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housekeeper. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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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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