Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Housekeeper \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.

Source : WordNet®

housekeeper
     n : a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a
         household