Need another word that means the same as “housekeeper”? Find 2 synonyms and 30 related words for “housekeeper” in this overview.
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The synonyms of “Housekeeper” are: attendant, retainer
Housekeeper as a Noun
Definitions of "Housekeeper" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “housekeeper” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- A person employed to manage a household.
- A person employed to perform cleaning and other domestic tasks in a hotel or institution.
- A servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household.
Synonyms of "Housekeeper" as a noun (2 Words)
| attendant | An event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another. A cloakroom attendant. |
| retainer | A thing that holds something in place. Faithful family retainers. |
Associations of "Housekeeper" (30 Words)
| acolyte | A person assisting a priest in a religious service or procession. She runs the department through a small group of acolytes. |
| allegiant | Steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government. It is impossible to be allegiant to two opposing forces. |
| babysitting | The work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home. I used to do a lot of free babysitting. |
| butler | English poet (1612-1680. |
| chore | A specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee. He sees interviews as a chore. |
| cleaner | A device for cleaning such as a vacuum cleaner. My suit s at the cleaners. |
| cleaning | The act of making something clean. He gave his shoes a good cleaning. |
| dutiful | Conscientiously or obediently fulfilling one’s duty. A dutiful child. |
| enslave | Make a slave of; bring into servitude. They were enslaved by their need to take drugs. |
| epigone | An inferior imitator of some distinguished writer or artist of musician. The humdrum compositions of some of Beethoven s epigones. |
| errand | The purpose or object of an errand. She asked Tim to run an errand for her. |
| factotum | An employee who does all kinds of work. He was employed as the general factotum. |
| flatter | Cause (someone) to feel honoured and pleased. The final scoreline flattered England. |
| follower | A person who moves or travels behind someone or something. He is a keen follower of football. |
| footman | A soldier in the infantry. |
| housekeeping | The regulation of metabolic functions that are common to all cells. Writing barely pays my part of the housekeeping. |
| janitor | Someone employed to clean and maintain a building. |
| lackey | A person who is obsequiously willing to obey or serve another person. He denied that he was the lackey of the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. |
| laundress | A working woman who takes in washing. |
| loyal | Inspired by love for your country. Loyal service. |
| maid | An unmarried girl or young woman. Mary eventually managed to find a job as a maid. |
| minion | A servile or fawning dependant. He gets oppressed minions like me to fob them off. |
| obedient | Dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority. An obedient soldier. |
| retainer | An appliance for keeping a loose tooth, an orthodontic prosthesis, or orthodontically aligned teeth in place. Faithful family retainers. |
| secretary | A person who is head of an administrative department of government. She was secretary to David Wilby MP. |
| servant | A person who performs duties for others, especially a person employed in a house on domestic duties or as a personal attendant. The state cannot be a servant of the church. |
| steward | An attendant on an airplane. Security is found in reparticipating in community and stewarding nature. |
| sycophant | A person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage. |
| toady | A pufferfish. She imagined him toadying to his rich clients. |
| wash | An act of washing something or an instance of being washed. The plan s impact on jobs would be a wash creating as many as it costs. |
