See Also: housekeeper(dictionary)
housekeeper(dictionary)
HOUSEKEEPER(law)

housekeeper (iou)



housekeeper noun. LME.
[from HOUSE noun1 + KEEPER noun.]
= HOUSEHOLDER. LME-M19.
With qualifying adjective: a good etc. person in offering hospitality. M16-E18.
A person in charge of a house, office, etc.; a caretaker. M16.
b. A guard dog. Only in L17.
spec. A person, esp. a woman, who manages the affairs of a household (in a large establishment usu. including supervision of any female servants) or (now) the cleaning of a hotel etc.; (with qualifying adjective) a good etc. person at managing household affairs. Formerly also, a person engaged in a domestic occupation. L16.
A person who keeps to the house, or stays at home. rare. E18.