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English

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Etymology

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From house +‎ person.

Noun

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houseperson (plural housepersons or housepeople)

  1. A househusband or housewife.
  2. A domestic servant.
    • 1977 August 20, “Personal Advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 7, page 18:
      GWM, 30, good background seeks live-in cook-houseperson pos. for Sept.