housekeeper

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house·keep·er /ˈhaʊsˌkiːpə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  DLTDHsomeone who is employed to manage the cleaning, cooking etc in a house or hotel 管家；宾馆勤杂工 ► Do not confuse with housewife (=a woman who looks after her house rather than going out to work). 不要和 housewife （家庭主妇）混淆。

Examples from the Corpus

housekeeper• At one hospital, Kimmons installed a spy as a housekeeper.• I did not worry too much about domestic duties, because we had a housekeeper.• I am not a good housekeeper.• And having earned more and kept more we needed to be good housekeepers.• She was a meticulous, but not maniacal, housekeeper.• The cook has taken on the job of housekeeper, though she won't be living in.• Shocked, panic-stricken, we rushed to see the housekeeper.• The housekeeper used to decide what vacuum cleaner to order, but the maids had to use them.

house·keep·er nounChineseSyllable  

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housekeeper
house‧keep‧er /ˈhaʊsˌkiːpə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
someone who is employed to manage the cleaning, cooking etc in a house or hotel
  ► Do not confuse with housewife (=a woman who looks after her house rather than going out to work).

house·keep·erBrE /ˈhaʊskiːpə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhaʊskiːpər/ 🔊 nouna person, usually a woman, whose job is to manage the shopping, cooking, cleaning, etc. in a house or an institution 管家，杂务主管（通常为女性）a person whose job is to manage the cleaning of rooms in a hotel （旅馆的）房间清洁工