House″keep′er (?), n. 1. One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family. Locke.
2. 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.
3. One who exercises hospitality, or has a plentiful and hospitable household. Sir H. Wotton.
4. One who keeps or stays much at home.
You are manifest housekeeper. Shak.
5. A house dog. Shak.