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Synonyms for housekeeper

Grammar : Noun
Spell : hous-kee-per
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhaʊsˌki pər


Définition of housekeeper

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "householder," from house (n.) + agent noun of keep (v.). Sense of "female head domestic servant of a house" is from c.1600.
  • noun domestic
Example sentences :
  • This led me to request a sight of that villa—a crown to the housekeeper got me admittance.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • The housekeeper had lived with your father, and been retained by his lordship.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • "And precious little good will it do her," said the housekeeper.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • We keep all close till after the burying, for fear—that was the housekeeper's order.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • My father had a housekeeper, a trusty woman, he considered her.
  • Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
  • "She's a very decent woman, Mistress Shand," said the housekeeper.
  • Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
  • "Then I wish you'd bring me a bottle of stove polish," requested the housekeeper.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton
  • "They told me to tell you they were at the bank," said the housekeeper.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton
  • Say, too, that the housekeeper's place can't be kept for her—must be filled at once.
  • Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
  • The housekeeper and hired man had gone to bed, and all was still in the house.
  • Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor

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