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1. (n.) housekeeper
a person, often hired, who does or directs the domestic work and planning necessary for a home, as housecleaning or buying food.
2. housekeeper
an employee of a hotel, hospital, etc., who supervises the cleaning staff.
Etymology: (1375–1425)
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| Definition of 'housekeeper' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) housekeeper
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) housekeeper
one who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family
2. (noun) housekeeper
one who does, or oversees, the work of keeping house; as, his wife is a good housekeeper; often, a woman hired to superintend the servants of a household and manage the ordinary domestic affairs
3. (noun) housekeeper
one who exercises hospitality, or has a plentiful and hospitable household
4. (noun) housekeeper
one who keeps or stays much at home
5. (noun) housekeeper
a house dog
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Sense: a person, usually a woman, who is paid to look after the management of a house.
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 Afrikaans: huishoudster |
 Arabic: مُدَبِّرَة شؤون البيْت |
 Bulgarian: иконом |
 Brazilian: governanta |
 Czech: domovník, -ice |
 German: die Haushälterin |
 Danish: husholderske |
 Greek: οικονόμος |
 Spanish: gobernanta, ama de llaves |
 Estonian: virtin |
 Farsi: خانه دار |
 Finnish: taloudenhoitaja |
 French: gouvernante |
 Hebrew: מְנַהֵל/מְנַהֶלֶת מֶשֶק ב |
 Hindi: गृहप्रबंधक |
 Croatian: gazdarica |
 Hungarian: házvezető(nő) |
 Indonesian: pengurus rumah tangga |
 Icelandic: ráðskona |
 Italian: governante |
 Japanese: 家政婦 |
 Korean: 가정부 |
 Lithuanian: ekonomė, ūkvedė |
 Latvian: saimniecības vadītāja |
 Malay: pembantu rumah |
 Dutch: (dienst)meisje |
 Norwegian: husholder(ske) |
 Polish: gospodyni, administrator |
 Persian: خانه دار |
 Pashto: کور لرونکی |
 Portuguese: governanta |
 Romanian: menajeră |
 Russian: экономка |
 Slovak: domovník, -čka |
 Slovenian: hišna oskrbnica |
 Serbian: kućepazitelj |
 Swedish: hushållerska, husförestån |
 Thai: แม่บ้าน |
 Turkish: kâhya (kadın) |
 Taiwanese: 管理家務的主婦，女管家 |
 Ukrainian: економка |
 Urdu: منتظم خانہ |
 Vietnamese: quản gia |
 Chinese: 管理家务的主妇，女管家 |
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