housekeeper

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈhaʊskipɚ/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈhaʊskiːpə/

Noun

housekeeper (plural housekeepers)

1. One who looks after the home by herself; either as a wife or a hired servant.

   ''She was their third housekeeper, but after a month or so she also gave up.

2. A woman who supervises the female domestic staff of a large home.
3. One who supervises the cleaning staff of a hospital, hotel, or similar business.

Translations

• French: ménagère
• German: (as wife) Hausfrau, (hired) Haushälterin, (hired) Haushälter
• Italian: casalinga
• Portuguese: dona de casa
• Russian: домрабо́тница
• Spanish: ama de casa

Translations

• French: gouvernante
• German: Haushälterin
• Italian: governante
• Portuguese: governanta
• Russian: эконо́мка
• Spanish: ama de llaves

Translations

• French: gouvernante

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