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Housekeeper vs. Janitor

Housekeeper and Janitor Definitions

Housekeeper

One who is employed to perform or direct the domestic tasks in a household.

Janitor

One who attends to the maintenance or cleaning of a building.

Housekeeper

A housewife or househusband.

Janitor

A doorman or doorwoman.

Housekeeper

An employee of an establishment, such as a hospital, inn, or hotel, who performs or coordinates housekeeping tasks.

Janitor

Someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building.
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Housekeeper

Someone who owns a house as a place of residence; a householder.

Janitor

(Scotland) A caretaker or custodian; someone who maintains a school building specifically and may serve other administrative roles.

Housekeeper

Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc.
She was their third housekeeper, but after a month or so she also gave up.

Janitor

A doorman.

Housekeeper

Someone who manages the running of a home, traditionally the female head of the household.

Janitor

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Housekeeper

Someone who keeps to their house; someone who rarely ventures away from home; an unadventurous person, a homebody.

Janitor

A door-keeper; a porter.

Housekeeper

One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family.

Janitor

One who is employed to care for a public building, or a building occupied for offices, suites of rooms, etc.; a caretaker; - the duties may include removal of trash, cleaning of the rooms and public areas, and minor repairs.

Housekeeper

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.

Janitor

Someone employed to clean and maintain a building
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Housekeeper

One who exercises hospitality, or has a plentiful and hospitable household.

Housekeeper

One who keeps or stays much at home.
You are manifest housekeeper.

Housekeeper

A house dog.

Housekeeper

A servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household

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