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housekeeper
[ hous-kee-per ]
noun
- a person, often hired, who does or directs the domestic work and planning necessary for a home, as cleaning or buying food.
- an employee of a hotel, hospital, etc., who supervises the cleaning staff.
housekeeper
/ ˈʊˌ쾱ːə /
noun
- a person, esp a woman, employed to run a household
- bad housekeepera person who is not an efficient and thrifty domestic manager
- good housekeepera person who is an efficient and thrifty domestic manager
Other Word Forms
- dzܲke· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of housekeeper1
Example Sentences
After arriving in what was then a peaceful Khartoum, she rebuilt her life, working as a housekeeper for a middle-class family.
Dina Paredes, 57, a housekeeper at the Alsace Hotel, a boutique property in West Adams, said she and her husband are afraid to go outside, even though they have formal immigration status.
Olena is a housekeeper at a hotel but her employer initially told her she could not work after her visa expires and would have to take annual leave.
Suddenly, their existence is inundated with premium Korean sirloin and delicious fresh peaches, which the Kims use to send the Park’s housekeeper into anaphylaxis knowing about her severe allergy.
Moments later, a frantic housekeeper rifles through the kitchen drawers, then returns to raise a heavy marble rolling pin over the disheveled and bloodied figure, who is by all appearances pleading for her life.
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