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housekeeper

noun

house·​keep·​er ˈhau̇s-ˌkē-pər How to pronounce housekeeper (audio)
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
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

Example Sentences

they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home
Recent Examples on the Web When booking Templeton West, guests have a service team that consists of a butler, chef, kitchen staff, service staff, head housekeeper, housekeeping team, an on-site security system, manager and gardeners. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2022 Testorf—a housekeeper, nurse, and cook who was said to have met Wyeth through his sister—captivated the public. Hillary Kelly, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2022 According to W Magazine, Lagerfeld's former housekeeper, Françoise Caçote, took ownership of Choupette following his death. Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022 The play’s power, though, resides in the dignified stoicism of its morally righteous characters, Yaegel T. Welch’s Tom and Atticus’s longtime housekeeper, Calpurnia. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 24 June 2022 The pool man and the gardener each came two days a week; the housekeeper, four. Alan Judd, ajc, 13 June 2022 Dad is his final days, hooked up to a life-support system in the living room and being cared for by a longtime housekeeper (Kimberly Guerrero) and a friendly hospice worker (Gilbert Owuor). David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2022 In the documents, the housekeeper, identified as Maria Elizabeth Castaneda, claims she wasn't paid for her last two days of work, and is therefore now seeking over $250,000 in damages. Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com, 25 Mar. 2022 Murdaugh was arrested last month in Florida on suspicion of misappropriating settlement funds in connection with the 2018 death of his family's longtime housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield, authorities said. Gregory Lemos, CNN, 10 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1528, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of housekeeper was circa 1528

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