Definition of Housekeeper

House´keep`er
n.1.One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family.
2.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.
3.One who exercises hospitality, or has a plentiful and hospitable household.
4.One who keeps or stays much at home.
You are manifest housekeeper.
- Shak.
5.A house dog.


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