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Definitions for: Housekeeper [n] a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
Webster (1913) Definition: House"keep`er, n.
1. One who occupies a house with his family; a householder;
the master or mistress of a family. --Locke.
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.
3. One who exercises hospitality, or has a plentiful and
hospitable household. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.
4. One who keeps or stays much at home. [R.]
You are manifest housekeeper. --Shak.
5. A house dog. [Obs.] --Shak.
See Also: domestic, domestic help, house servant
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