Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person employed to manage the domestic duties of a household: A housekeeper is a servant or employee whose job is to perform cleaning, organizing, and other tasks to maintain a home.
   • A person responsible for the upkeep of a building or institution: In a broader sense, a housekeeper can refer to someone who manages the cleanliness and order of a place like a hotel or hospital.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The family hired a new housekeeper to clean and cook.
  • She worked as a housekeeper at the large estate for twenty years.
  • The hotel housekeeper ensures all rooms are spotless for guests.

Advanced Usage

• "To keep house": This is the verbal phrase from which "housekeeper" is derived, meaning to manage a household.
  • After her mother passed away, she had to learn to keep house for her father.

Variants and Related Words

• Housekeeping (n): The management and work involved in running a household or institution.
  • Good housekeeping is essential for a hygienic kitchen.
• Housekeep (v, rare): To act as a housekeeper or manage a household. (Note: This verb form is less common than the noun.)

Synonyms

• Maid: A female domestic servant, often performing cleaning duties.
• Domestic: A worker employed in a household.
• Steward: A person who manages the domestic affairs of a large household or institution.

Related Phrases

• Head housekeeper: The senior housekeeper in charge of other domestic staff.
  • The head housekeeper supervises the cleaning team at the mansion.

Idioms

• A good housekeeper is a good housewife: An old saying implying that skill in managing a home is a virtue. (Note: This idiom uses the related concept, not the exact target word "housekeeper".)

Noun

1. a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household