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housekeeper
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
housekeeper
(noun)
housekeeper
/
ˈ
haʊsˌkiːpɚ/
noun
plural
housekeepers
housekeeper
/
ˈ
haʊsˌkiːpɚ/
noun
plural
housekeepers
Britannica Dictionary definition of HOUSEKEEPER
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a person whose job is to manage the cooking, cleaning, etc., in a house
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