Associations to the word «Housekeeper»

Wiktionary

HOUSEKEEPER, noun. One who looks after the home by herself; either as a wife or a hired servant.
HOUSEKEEPER, noun. A woman who supervises the female domestic staff of a large home.
HOUSEKEEPER, noun. One who supervises the cleaning staff of a hospital, hotel, or similar business.

Dictionary definition

HOUSEKEEPER, noun. A servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats