housekeeper

See also: house keeper

English

Etymology

house +‎ keeper

Pronunciation

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Noun

housekeeper (plural housekeepers)

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

Coordinate terms

housemaid

Translations

one who looks after the home by herself

Arabic: مُدَبَّرَة الْمَنْزَل‎ f (mudabbara(t) al-manzal)
Bulgarian: домакиня (bg) f (domakinja)
Catalan: casera (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 女管家 (zh) (nǚguǎnjiā), 管家 (zh) (guǎnjiā) (any gender)
Czech: hospodyně (cs) f
Dutch: huishoudster (nl) f
Finnish: emäntä (fi)
French: ménagère (fr)
German: Hausfrau (de)
Greek: οικονόμος (el) f (oikonómos), νοικοκυρά (el) f (noikokyrá)
Ancient: οἰκουρός f (oikourós)

Ido: menajisto (io)
Irish: bean tí f, tíosach m
Italian: casalinga (it)
Japanese: 家政婦 (ja) (かせいふ, kaseifu), ハウスキーパー (hausukīpā)
Korean: 가정부 (ko) (gajeongbu) (家政婦 (ko))
Portuguese: dona de casa (pt)
Romanian: menajeră (ro) f, femeie în casă f, casnică (ro) f
Russian: домрабо́тница (ru) f (domrabótnica), эконо́мка (ru) f (ekonómka)
Spanish: ama de casa
Turkish: ev hanımı
Vietnamese: bà quản gia

head of the female staff of a large home

Bulgarian: икономка f (ikonomka)
Catalan: casera (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 房屋管理人 (fángwū guǎnlǐrén) (any gender)
Finnish: emäntä (fi), emännöitsijä (fi), taloudenhoitaja (fi)
French: gouvernante (fr)
German: Haushälterin (de)
Greek: οικονόμος (el) f (oikonómos)

Ido: domo-guvernisto (io)
Irish: ^{(please verify)} bean tí f
Italian: governante (it)
Portuguese: governanta (pt) f
Russian: эконо́мка (ru) f (ekonómka), домоправи́тельница (ru) f (domopravítelʹnica)
Spanish: ama de llaves
Turkish: idareci (tr)

supervisor of the cleaning staff of a hospital or hotel

Chinese:
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Finnish: siivoustyönjohtaja
French: gouvernante (fr) f
German: please add this translation if you can

Irish: ^{(please verify)} bean tí f
Italian: please add this translation if you can
Russian: please add this translation if you can
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