houseperson

[ hous-pur-suhn ]

noun

1. someone who manages a household; househusband or housewife.

Gender Note

See -person.

Word History and Origins

Origin of houseperson¹

First recorded in 1970–75; house(wife) + -person

Example Sentences

The resort also agreed to offer jobs to three former employees: a banquet server, a laundry attendant and a banquet houseperson.

From Los Angeles Times

The complaint against Homewood Suites in Edgewater alleges the hotel paid Rosa Lopez $8 per hour as a houseperson while it paid six male employees hired after her between $9 and $10 per hour.

From Washington Times

They aim only to poke fun at the American houseperson's conspicuous consumption � a bizarrely anachronistic target in the '80s, when every Jane Doe scrutinizes her biodegradable cereal box to make sure it has enough vitamins and minerals.

From Time Magazine Archive