What does "housekeeper" mean?
Housekeeper: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.One who exercises hospitality, or has plentiful and hospitable household. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
- 3.One who keeps or stays much at home. [R.] You are manifest housekeeper. Shak.
- 4.A house dog. [Obs.] Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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