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Haushälter — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • housekeeper noun Someone employed to manage the cleaning and upkeep of a home, hotel, or institution.
  • majordomo noun The chief servant or manager of a large, wealthy household.

Senses

Haushälter is used for these senses in English:

  • housekeeper Someone who manages the running of a home, traditionally the female head of the household. [from 17th c.]
  • majordomo The head servant or official in a royal Spanish or Italian household; later, any head servant in a wealthy household in a foreign country; a leading servant or butler.

housekeeper — full definition

  1. noun Someone employed to manage the cleaning and upkeep of a home, hotel, or institution.
  2. noun Someone who rarely leaves home; a homebody.

majordomo — full definition

  1. noun The chief servant or manager of a large, wealthy household.
  2. noun A person who manages a ranch or large estate.
  3. noun Someone who is generally in charge of organizing things.
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