3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Housekeeper \House"keep`er\, n. 1. One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family. --Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. One who does, or oversees, the work of keeping house; as, his wife is a good housekeeper; often, a woman hired to superintend the servants of a household and manage the ordinary domestic affairs. [1913 Webster] 3. One who exercises hospitality, or has a plentiful and hospitable household. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] 4. One who keeps or stays much at home. [R.] [1913 Webster] You are manifest housekeeper. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 5. A house dog. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: housekeeper n : a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 20 Moby Thesaurus words for "housekeeper": MC, attorney, bailiff, butler, chamberlain, croupier, curator, custodian, emcee, factor, guardian, house steward, landreeve, librarian, majordomo, master of ceremonies, proctor, procurator, seneschal, steward
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