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- [hous-kee-per]
- /ˈhaʊsˌki pər/
- /ˈhaʊsˌkiː.pər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hous-kee-per]
- /ˈhaʊsˌki pər/
Definitions of housekeeper word
- noun housekeeper a person, often hired, who does or directs the domestic work and planning necessary for a home, as cleaning or buying food. 1
- noun housekeeper an employee of a hotel, hospital, etc., who supervises the cleaning staff. 1
- noun housekeeper A person, typically a woman, employed to manage a household. 1
- noun housekeeper servant 1
- noun housekeeper hotel cleaner 1
- noun housekeeper takes care of home 1
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Origin of housekeeper
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
First recorded in 1375-1425, housekeeper is from the late Middle English word houskeper. See house, keeper
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Parts of speech for Housekeeper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
housekeeper popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
housekeeper usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for housekeeper
noun housekeeper
- servant — a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.
- caretaker — A caretaker is a person whose job it is to look after a large building such as a school or a block of flats or apartments, and deal with small repairs to it.
- housewife — Sometimes Offensive. a married woman who manages her own household, especially as her principal occupation.
- maid — a female servant.
- housemaid — a female servant employed in general domestic work in a home, especially to do housework.
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