housekeeper
Noun
Meaning
One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family.
One who does, or oversees, the work of keeping house; as, his wife is a good housekeeper; often, a woman hired to superintend the servants of a household and manage the ordinary domestic affairs.
One who exercises hospitality, or has a plentiful and hospitable household.
One who keeps or stays much at home.
A house dog.
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I'm a great housekeeper. I get divorced. I keep the house.
Marriage is a bribe to make the housekeeper think she's a householder.
The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.
Should I ever marry, Watson, I should hope to inspire my wife with some feeling which would prevent her from being walked off by a housekeeper when my corpse was lying within a few yards of her.
The daughter of a spry old woman makes a poor housekeeper.
The daughter of a spry old woman makes a poor housekeeper.