Definition of Housekeeper

Housekeeper

One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family.

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.

One who exercises hospitality, or has a plentiful and hospitable household.

One who keeps or stays much at home.

A house dog.

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Housekeeper Quotations

The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.
Eleanor Roosevelt

I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man I keep his house.
Zsa Zsa Gabor

I'm a great housekeeper. I get divorced. I keep the house.
Zsa Zsa Gabor

Marriage is a bribe to make the housekeeper think she's a householder.
Thornton Wilder

Some people come in and really freak. There's movement everywhere, even a dancing housekeeper!
Tom Bergeron

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Housekeeper Translations

housekeeper in Dutch is huishoudster
housekeeper in Norwegian is husholderske
housekeeper in Spanish is ama de casa

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