HOUSEKEEPER, HOUSEKEEPING
NOUNS
► DOMICULTURE household management; the art of housekeeping, cookery, etc.; domestic economy → 1860
► ECONOMIC the art or science of managing a house; housekeeping, domestic management → 1393 obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► BIDDY any maid or housekeeper → 1924 Amer. sl.
► DOMESTICANT a person who performs domestic duties → 1899
► ECONOMIC one who understands the art of housekeeping → 1656 obs.
► ECONOMIST one who manages a household; a housekeeper → 1586 arch.
► GENTLEWOMAN the housekeeper in a family of distinction → 1825 Sc. obs.
► HELPKEEPER a housekeeper → 1936 Amer. dial.
► POT-BOILER a housekeeper → 1852 Eng. dial.
► POT-WABBLER a housekeeper; a scullion → 1882 Eng. dial.
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