housekeeper

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

housekeeper
    n 1: a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a
         household

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Housekeeper \House"keep`er\, n.
   1. One who occupies a house with his family; a householder;
      the master or mistress of a family. --Locke.
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   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.
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   3. One who exercises hospitality, or has a plentiful and
      hospitable household. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.
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   4. One who keeps or stays much at home. [R.]
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            You are manifest housekeeper.         --Shak.
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   5. A house dog. [Obs.] --Shak.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

20 Moby Thesaurus words for "housekeeper":
      MC, attorney, bailiff, butler, chamberlain, croupier, curator,
      custodian, emcee, factor, guardian, house steward, landreeve,
      librarian, majordomo, master of ceremonies, proctor, procurator,
      seneschal, steward