housekeeper

noun

ˈhau̇s-ˌkē-pər How to pronounce housekeeper (audio)
Definition of housekeepernext
as in maid
a female domestic servant they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home

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Recent Examples of housekeeper John Goodman co-stars as a geriatric US president, with Mercedes Hernandez playing Digger’s housekeeper. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026 The cabin stewards and housekeepers who make sure everything is clean and tidy share their insider tips for making your trip even better. — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026 Toward the middle, chief housekeepers can earn between $4,000 and $7,000 monthly, while executive chefs can make $5,000 to $9,000. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 8 July 2026 The show centered on a single dad and former pro baseball player (Tony Danza) who takes a job as a live-in housekeeper for a powerful ad executive named Angela (Judith Light). — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for housekeeper
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maid
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  • When the elevator opened on Sonya’s floor, a uniformed maid stood waiting at the apartment’s front door.
    — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
  • The person who started that rumor is the present-day, extremely status-conscious Queen Dowager (Our Unwritten Seoul’s Jang Young-nam), who is furious at the idea her husband would make a lowly maid a concubine.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 17 July 2026
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