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live-in

[ liv-in ]

adjective

  1. Also residing at the place of one's employment:

    a live-in maid.

  2. living in a cohabitant relationship.


noun

  1. a live-in person.

live in

/ ɪ /

verb

  1. (of an employee, as in a hospital or hotel) to dwell at one's place of employment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. living in the place at which one works

    a live-in maid

  2. living with someone else in that person's home

    a live-in lover

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of live-in1

1950–55; adj., noun use of verb phrase live in ( a place )
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And even today there are still pages of classified adverts for livery workers and other assorted varieties of domestic help but the demand now is more for live-in carers for the elderly than butlers or nannies.

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It’s designed as a carriage house, and the story is Madame Leota has taken it over as a live-in space.

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“The fires were devastating for so many people, many who’ve lost their homes and family members. But there were also secondary effects — gardeners, house cleaners, healthcare workers, restaurant workers, all who have lost their jobs, live-in childcare workers who have lost both their homes and their jobs, all at once,” said Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez, whose district includes Hollywood, Westlake and Echo Park.

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A new survey from Bankrate.com found that 40% of adults in the U.S. with a live-in partner are committing or have committed financial infidelity.

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A trickster genius with a mean moral code, Moretti turns out to be the music world’s Willy Wonka, complete with a mysterious throng of live-in devotees carrying out his revenge.

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