Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for HOUSE'KEEP-ER
HOUSE'HOLD-STUFFHOUSE'KEEP-ING
HOUSE'KEEP-ER, n. [hous'keeper.]
- One who occupies a house with his family; a man or woman who maintains a family state in a house; a householder; the master or mistress of a family. Locke.
- A female servant who has the chief care of the family and superintends the other servants. Swift.
- One who lives in plenty. [Not in use.] Wotton.
- One who keeps much at home. [Not used.] Shak.
- A housedog. [Not used.] Shak.
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