Definition of houseman
: a person who performs general work about a house or hotel
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The supporting cast is nothing short of dear — her awkward twin brother, taciturn physician father, elderly grandmother, devoted houseman and brave uncle.
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There are a chef, a housekeeper, and a laundress, and two housemen/waiters; Basso's group also had a captained boat at their disposal day and night.
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Burmeister said her father, Frank Kampschulte, was a butler and houseman for David Adler.
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First Known Use of houseman
1853
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