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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The alliance is targeting a law that’s slated to push the hourly minimum wage to $22.50 on July 1 for housekeepers, parking attendants and hotel restaurant workers, as well as LAX skycaps, baggage handlers and concession employees.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
In the lawsuit against Robison, which was filed on May 6, the accusers identified themselves as four former housekeepers who worked at his Chatsworth home between 2006 and 2024.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
Her mother, Delia Scully Burke, from County Clare, was a housekeeper.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2025
Kathy Bates plays Dolores, a hardscrabble Maine housekeeper who hasn't seen her estranged daughter, Selena (Jennifer Jason Leigh), in 15 years.
—EW.com, 23 May 2025
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
In the lawsuit against Robison, which was filed on May 6, the accusers identified themselves as four former housekeepers who worked at his Chatsworth home between 2006 and 2024.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
Her mother, Delia Scully Burke, from County Clare, was a housekeeper.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2025
Kathy Bates plays Dolores, a hardscrabble Maine housekeeper who hasn't seen her estranged daughter, Selena (Jennifer Jason Leigh), in 15 years.
—EW.com, 23 May 2025
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“Housekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housekeeper. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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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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