housekeeper
noun
house·keep·er
ˈhau̇s-ˌkē-pər 
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
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
Kyle Swenson Examples of housekeeper in a Sentence
they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home
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This far removed from civilization, however, the balance of power flips, and the resourceful housekeeper takes control.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
The service From the smiles that greet travellers at the front door to the housekeepers, restaurant staff, and pool attendants, there’s a sense of friendliness here that cascades down from the effortlessly charming general manager, Pep Lozano.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
In the bawdy comedic scene, Tommy wakes up au natural in his hotel bed after an amorous evening with his wife, Angela Norris (Ali Larter), to find a shocked housekeeper in the hotel room.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Maybe the housekeeper, a plant of the obsessed doctor’s, did it?
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
The service From the smiles that greet travellers at the front door to the housekeepers, restaurant staff, and pool attendants, there’s a sense of friendliness here that cascades down from the effortlessly charming general manager, Pep Lozano.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
In the bawdy comedic scene, Tommy wakes up au natural in his hotel bed after an amorous evening with his wife, Angela Norris (Ali Larter), to find a shocked housekeeper in the hotel room.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Maybe the housekeeper, a plant of the obsessed doctor’s, did it?
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Housekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housekeeper. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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housekeeper
noun
house·keep·er
ˈhau̇-ˌskē-pər
: a person employed to take care of a house
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