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housecleaner

housecleaner

1 1.9
A person who cleans homes for money
  • noun
  • /ˈhaʊsˌkliːnər/
  • US
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  • After a long day at work, I always appreciate how much my housecleaner helps keep our home tidy.
  • housecleaner and waitress
  • a forty-year-old housecleaner
  • hired housecleaners

Examples

  • Along with a housecleaner and a personal chef, what I really could've used when I was a new mom was a good laugh and a lot more funny parenting books.

    Blog text (24)
  • Did that make sense, with his housecleaner's wages?

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Julie hired a second housecleaner who did nothing but dust and vacuum all day.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • But I am not a bad housecleaner, even if I fail to live up to my mom's standards.

    Blog text (14)
  • Nichols paints a different picture, starting with her own experience as a housecleaner about a year ago.

    Blog text (20)
  • When the forty-year-old housecleaner wins the prize, she's so excited and happy you want to put your arms around her.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Those who carry on as housecleaners can handle up to 30 rooms a day instead of the industry norm of 10, while other staff can be called upon to perform the roles of six or seven workers at a time.

    Blog text (20)
  • But until then, I'll keep hoping they don't find out how much I'd have to pay professional housecleaners.

    Blog text (26)
  • Milena, who is usually an impeccable housecleaner, has left the dishes in the sink unwashed.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I said that I might be lazy about this task, but thankfully I'm not lazy about the important stuff, like getting up in the morning, going to my job, and earning the money for, among other things, an occasional housecleaner.

    Blog text (29)

Synonyms

maid
vshousecleaner
264 1.0

A woman paid to clean and cook in another person's home

involves cleaning only rather than cooking or other household service
housekeeper
vshousecleaner
110 1.1

A person who manages household chores and keeps the home clean

does the cleaning job rather than managing the household
cleaner
vshousecleaner
51 1.0

A person who cleans houses or offices as their job

focuses specifically on houses rather than all kinds of spaces
cleaning lady
vshousecleaner
  • Informal
27 1.0

A woman who cleans houses or offices for pay

does not imply the worker's gender
housemaid
vshousecleaner
8 2.4

A woman paid to clean and do other jobs in a home

focuses on cleaning rather than wider household service
cleaning woman
vshousecleaner
6 1.3

A woman who is paid to clean houses or offices regularly

does not imply the worker is female or works a fixed schedule
house servant
vshousecleaner
1 2.3

A person who works in a home doing cleaning, cooking and other daily tasks

is focused on cleaning tasks rather than broad household servant duties
charwoman
vshousecleaner
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A woman who cleans houses or offices for pay

does not imply regular full time employment
domestic help
vshousecleaner
1 2.6

A person paid to clean and cook in a home

is hired specifically to clean houses rather than handle many household chores
charlady
vshousecleaner
  • Archaic
1 9.7

A woman who cleans houses or offices, often in the past

is not an old or especially historical term
houseworker
vshousecleaner
2.5

A person who cleans, cooks, or does other work in a home

is seen as paid work rather than family domestic duty

How Professional

cleaner
51 1.0
housecleaner
  • US
1 1.9

Surface Forms

housecleaner singular
housecleaners plural

Morphology

housecleaner = house + cleaner (transparent) = house + clean + er

Formed by compounding 'house' + 'cleaner' (where 'cleaner' = 'clean' + '-er'); the meaning 'a person who cleans houses' is directly deducible.

Etymology

Housecleaner is a simple compound of house and cleaner, so it literally means 'a cleaner of a house'. That's why a housecleaner is a person paid to clean and tidy someone's home, much like a housekeeper who looks after a house.