housekeeper

housekeeper — 名詞

1. someone who is paid to do the cleaning, cooking, and other everyday tasks needed

1.名詞B1
釋義

管家

受僱管理家務的人

someone who is paid to do the cleaning, cooking, and other everyday tasks needed to keep a home in good order.

例句

The housekeeper, Ms. Lan Chen, comes every Tuesday to clean and cook.

管家 Lan Chen 女士每週二來打掃和做飯。

appositive naming convention with title

Mert found a job as a housekeeper for a young family in the city.

Mert 在市區找到一份管家的工作，幫助一個年輕家庭打理家務。

pattern: works / found a job as a housekeeper

同義詞
  • maid

    more restricted to cleaning and tidying; sounds slightly old-fashioned in many English-speaking regions

  • domestic helper

    broader term common in Asian English; can include childcare and other duties beyond cleaning and cooking

  • cleaner

    narrower meaning; only responsible for cleaning, not cooking or household management

用法筆記

Also commonly used for hotel cleaning staff, although hotel housekeepers typically focus on room cleaning rather than cooking or household management.

常見錯誤

❌We need a cleaner to cook dinner for us.
✅We need a housekeeper who can also cook dinner.
💡A 'cleaner' focuses only on cleaning; a 'housekeeper' can manage cooking and other domestic tasks.