A housekeeper is a person responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of (usually residential) premises.

• Housekeeper (industrial)–responsible for the cleaning of institutional premises
• Housekeeper (servant)—responsible for the maintenance of the interior of a residence
• Housekeeper (hotel)—‘housekeeping’ is the usual term for the department that supervises the maids responsible for cleaning the rooms of a hotel or motel.

Head housekeeper is the term given to the supervisor of housekeeping staff, except in a great house where the supervisor (usually female) is simply called the housekeeper.