housekeeper

UK: /ˈhaʊskiːpə^r/ US: /ˈhaʊsˌkipɚ/ ,(hous′kē′pər)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

house•keep•er /ˈhaʊsˌkipɚ/   n. [countable]

1. a person, often hired, who does housekeeping for a home.

house•keep•ing, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

house•keep•er  (hous′kē′pər), n. 

1. a person, often hired, who does or directs the domestic work and planning necessary for a home, as cleaning or buying food.
2. an employee of a hotel, hospital, etc., who supervises the cleaning staff.

• late Middle English houskeper. See house, keeper 1375–1425

house′keep′er•like′, adj. 

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housekeeper / ˈhaʊsˌkiːpə/ noun

1. a person employed to run a household