housekeeper
gb/hˈaʊskˌipɚ/ us/hˈaʊskˌipɚ/
B1
Inglês
~ 6500
Acepções
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Substantivo
B1
entity
1
person paid to run a household
A person who is paid to clean and take care of a home, hotel, or similar place.
Padrão de uso:
[someone] works as a housekeeper for [someone / a hotel]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse "housekeeper" with "janitor" or "caretaker". A janitor usually cleans and maintains a school, office, or other public building, not a private home or hotel rooms. A caretaker often looks after a building or person more generally, not mainly cleaning. Also, some learners say *"housekepper"* or *"house-keeper"*; the correct spelling is one word, "housekeeper."
Sinônimos
maid (Often used for a female housekeeper; can sound old-fashioned or less respectful.)
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cleaner (Focuses more on cleaning tasks and less on overall household management.)
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domestic worker (More formal and broad; includes nannies, cooks, and other in-home staff.)
Antônimos
employer (The person who hires and directs the housekeeper, the opposite role in the work relationship.)
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guest (Someone who stays in a home or hotel without doing cleaning or managing work.)
Colocações
live-in housekeeper
|full-time housekeeper
|part-time housekeeper
|hotel housekeeper
|head housekeeper
|hire a housekeeper
Temas
work
|daily life
|home
|housing
|daily_life
Exemplos
- They hired a live-in housekeeper to look after the kids and keep the house tidy.
- As head housekeeper, she manages a team of twenty staff at the hotel.
- He worked as a housekeeper for an elderly couple for more than ten years.
- The housekeeper changes the sheets and cleans the bathroom every morning.
- Our housekeeper comes three times a week to clean and do the laundry.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The housekeeper cleans the rooms in the hotel.
- My parents pay a housekeeper to clean the house.
- She works as a housekeeper for a rich family.
- The housekeeper washes the clothes and the dishes.
- We need a new housekeeper because ours is moving away.
Substantivo
B2
entity
2
person good at running a home
A person who looks after their own home and keeps it clean and in order.
Padrão de uso:
[someone] is [a good / poor] housekeeper
Erro comum:
Learners may think "housekeeper" always means a paid worker. In this sense, it talks about how a person manages their own home, often as a personal quality. In modern English, many people now prefer words like "homemaker" or just describe the person as "very tidy" or "organized" instead of using "housekeeper" for this meaning.
Sinônimos
homemaker (Common especially in American English; stresses managing the home full-time as a main role.)
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housewife (Traditional and gendered; now sometimes seen as old-fashioned or limiting, and usually refers to a married woman.)
Antônimos
slob (Informal; describes a very untidy person who does not keep their home clean.)
Colocações
a good housekeeper
|a poor housekeeper
|an excellent housekeeper
|a careful housekeeper
|a neat housekeeper
Temas
home
|daily life
|character
|daily_life
|housing
Exemplos
- She is an excellent housekeeper and keeps everything in its place.
- Although he works long hours, he is a very careful housekeeper at home.
- I'm not much of a housekeeper; there are always dishes in the sink.
- Her mother was a strict housekeeper and expected the children to help with chores.
- He admitted that he was a poor housekeeper before they moved in together.
Exemplos para estudantes
- My sister is a very good housekeeper.
- I am not a good housekeeper, and my room is often messy.
- Her grandmother was a careful housekeeper all her life.
- He wants to be a better housekeeper and clean every week.
- She is proud of being a neat housekeeper.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
housekeeper
AFI
GB/hˈaʊskˌipɚ/
US/hˈaʊskˌipɚ/
Sílabas e tonicidade
house - keep - er (3 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (house)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: housekeeper
- Plural: housekeepers
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