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

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

Synonyms of housekeeper

• maid

Examples of housekeeper in a Sentence

they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home

Recent Examples on the Web

If the housekeeper rejects the reduced award, the judge said, Brown will be entitled to a new trial limited to damages. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

Some monetary relief may be on the horizon for Chris Brown, found liable earlier this year for a vicious dog attack in 2020 that left a housekeeper working at his Tarzana home hospitalized with injuries to her face, arm and leg. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

The actor welcomed his three youngest children with housekeeper Maria Cristina Ruiz. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

The story is set in the year 2062, with plenty of futuristic and high-tech gadgets — like a robotic housekeeper Rosie. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1528, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for housekeeper

• beekeeper
• bookkeeper
• doorkeeper
• gamekeeper
• gatekeeper
• goalkeeper
• innkeeper
• minesweeper
• peacekeeper
• shopkeeper
• storekeeper
• timekeeper

Kids Definition

housekeeper

noun

house·​keep·​er ˈhau̇-ˌskē-pər 

: a person employed to take care of a house