\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. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.
4. One who keeps or stays much at home. [R.]
         You are manifest housekeeper.         --Shak.
5. A house dog. [Obs.] --Shak.