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Difference between Householder and Housekeeper

householder

1. an owner or renter of a house:

  • The inspection techniques used were explained to the householder so that he could carry out future inspections on his own.

2. the head of a family:

  • A family consists of a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder.

housekeeper

1. a person employed to do household maintenance tasks:

  • With my additional income I hired a housekeeper to do my laundry and keep the house in order.

2. smb. who takes care of his own house and its residents:

  • We found out my husband is a wonderful housekeeper, better than I am at it, and it was actually kind of fun.