Housekeeperess
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A female housekeeper. dated, rare
"“Miss Mary Anderson has an idea of becoming a London manageress,” says a contemporary. We hoped that when May had made her little pile as an actress, she would make some good man a nice little wifess and settle down as a charming housekeeperess."
Example
More examples"“Miss Mary Anderson has an idea of becoming a London manageress,” says a contemporary. We hoped that when May had made her little pile as an actress, she would make some good man a nice little wifess and settle down as a charming housekeeperess."
Etymology
From housekeeper + -ess.
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