English Dictionary: housekeeper | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for housekeeper | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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. |