'Housekeeper' definitions:
Definition of 'housekeeper'
(from WordNet)
noun
A servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
Definition of 'Housekeeper'
From: GCIDE
- Housekeeper \House"keep`er\, n.
- 1. One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. One who exercises hospitality, or has a plentiful and hospitable household. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster]
- 4. One who keeps or stays much at home. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- You are manifest housekeeper. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 5. A house dog. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'housekeeper'
From: Moby Thesaurus