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Housekeeper

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

/ˈhaʊskiːpə/nounCommon term

In tourism & hospitality, housekeeper means: A person who works in a hotel's housekeeping department; the head of the whole department is called the executive housekeeper.

In Turkish: kat görevlisi, kat hizmetleri çalışanı, kat hizmetleri müdürü

How it is used

The meaning depends on the hotel: in many it means a room attendant, in others a supervisor. Common job titles are executive housekeeper, assistant housekeeper and floor housekeeper. Guests may simply say "The housekeeper came this morning" about the person who cleaned their room.

Example sentences

  1. The executive housekeeper checks every VIP room before the guests arrive.

  2. Could you ask the housekeeper to bring two more pillows?

Common collocations

  • executive housekeeper
  • assistant housekeeper
  • floor housekeeper
  • head housekeeper
  • housekeepingThe hotel department that cleans and prepares guest rooms and public areas and looks after towels, sheets and room supplies.
  • room attendantA housekeeping employee who cleans guest rooms, makes the beds and restocks towels and supplies.
  • room inspectionA check by a housekeeping supervisor that a cleaned room meets the hotel's standards before it is given to a new guest.
  • public areasThe parts of a hotel that all guests and visitors can use, such as the lobby, corridors, restaurants, toilets, lifts and the pool area.

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