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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Housekeeper \House"keep`er\, n. 1. One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family. --Locke. 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. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton. 4. One who keeps or stays much at home. [R.] You are manifest housekeeper. --Shak. 5. A house dog. [Obs.] --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: housekeeper n 1: a wife who keeps house while her husband earns the family income [syn: {housewife}, {lady of the house}, {woman of the house}] 2: a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
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