'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]

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