houseperson

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noun

A househusband or housewife.

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Meanings

nounhouseperson (plural housepersons or housepeople)

plural housepersons · plural housepeople

  1. A househusband or housewife.
  2. A domestic servant.

    GWM, 30, good background seeks live-in cook-houseperson pos. for Sept.

    1977 August 20, “Personal Advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 7, page 18

Origin

From house + person.

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APA

houseperson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/houseperson

MLA

“houseperson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/houseperson. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “houseperson,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/houseperson.

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