housekeeper
noun
house·keep·er
ˈhau̇s-ˌkē-pər 
1
: one employed to manage the domestic duties involved in maintaining a house
2
: a member of a household who manages the domestic duties of the household
She was her father's housekeeper …—
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery
especially
: one who keeps house in a specified way
was always a good/poor housekeeper
… a tidy housekeeper who kept flowers outside his unit … —Kyle Swenson
Kyle Swenson Synonyms
Examples of housekeeper in a Sentence
they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home
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Baena's mom, Schwarzenegger and Shriver's longtime housekeeper, Mildred Patricia Baena, kept her son's identity a secret for the first seven or eight years of his life.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
Child and Dependent Care Expenses Tax Credits helped pull 50% of children out of poverty during the pandemic, Hall said, by helping support parents afford things like child care and expenses associated with caring for eligible dependents inside the home such as a babysitter, cook or housekeeper.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2024
The deal is part of a broader agreement between the hotel and the union, Unite Here Local 11, that covers about 60 housekeepers, front desk workers and engineers, said Unite Here Local 11 spokesperson Maria Hernandez.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
According to the union, the vote covers housekeepers, front desk agents, cooks, dishwashers, servers, bartenders, bellmen, and other workers at the Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale and the workers’ current contract expired March 31.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2024
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Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
Child and Dependent Care Expenses Tax Credits helped pull 50% of children out of poverty during the pandemic, Hall said, by helping support parents afford things like child care and expenses associated with caring for eligible dependents inside the home such as a babysitter, cook or housekeeper.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2024
The deal is part of a broader agreement between the hotel and the union, Unite Here Local 11, that covers about 60 housekeepers, front desk workers and engineers, said Unite Here Local 11 spokesperson Maria Hernandez.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
According to the union, the vote covers housekeepers, front desk agents, cooks, dishwashers, servers, bartenders, bellmen, and other workers at the Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale and the workers’ current contract expired March 31.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Housekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housekeeper. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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housekeeper
noun
house·keep·er
ˈhau̇-ˌskē-pər
: a person employed to take care of a house
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