Definition of "houseman" [houseman]

• A man employed for cleaning, maintenance, and other general work in a house or hotel. (noun)

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• "The houseman is very kind, but he must have his rent."
• "I wondered if a houseman was the same as a doorman."
• "I had never heard of a position called the houseman until I applied for it."