Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

housekeeperless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: house-keep-er-less
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a housekeeper.

Example Sentences

"[…]the brother had betaken himself to his housekeeperless home;"
"Are you in this unenviable state—wifeless, housekeeperless, untrained in the delights of the cook stove and unexpectedly burdened with a finicky guest, who positively won’t be lured to a restaurant?"
"Tommy Riggs and his housekeeper, Mrs. McIntyre, will have harsh words over the size of the grocery bills, with the result that Tommy and Betty Lou will find themselves housekeeperless, on the “Tommy Riggs and Betty Lou” program Tuesday, over WHP and the Columbia network at 9 p. m."

Etymology

From housekeeper + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: housekeeper

Questions

What does housekeeperless mean?: Without a housekeeper.
Where does housekeeperless come from?: From housekeeper + -less.

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