houseperson

house·per·son

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hous-pur-suh n]
- /ˈhaʊsˌpɜr sən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hous-pur-suh n]
- /ˈhaʊsˌpɜr sən/

Definitions of houseperson word

noun houseperson someone who manages a household; househusband or housewife. 1
noun houseperson a person who manages a household, a housewife or househusband 0
noun houseperson a person who is employed to carry out housekeeping duties, for example in a hotel 0

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Origin of houseperson

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75; house(wife) + -person

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Houseperson

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Houseperson

houseperson popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

houseperson usage trend in Literature

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