housekeeper

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Synonyms: horsekeeper, house keeper, housekeep, housekeepers, housekeeps

Antonyms: horsekeeper, house keeper, housekeep, housekeepers, housekeeps

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Noun

1. Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the [[home]], typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a [[hotel]], institution etc. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
2. Someone who manages the running of a [[home]], traditionally the female head of the household. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|colloquial|now|rare}} Someone who keeps to their house; someone who rarely ventures away from home; an [[unadventurous]] person, a [[homebody]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|now|rare}} Someone who [[own]]s a [[house]] as a place of residence; a [[householder]]. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}

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