housekeeper

house-keep-er · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person employed to manage a household and perform domestic duties such as cleaning and cooking.

  2. 2.

    A person in charge of managing a hotel's cleaning staff and rooms.

Forms

plural: housekeepers

Related words

Synonyms: cleaner, domestic, maid

Etymology

Compound of English house + keeper.