household manager

Home operations coordinator

A household manager oversees the daily operations of a home, coordinating tasks like cleaning, maintenance, scheduling, and sometimes supervising other domestic staff.

The role is more administrative than hands-on—a household manager might hire the housekeeper rather than do the cleaning themselves.

They employed a household manager to keep the estate running smoothly.

The title often appears in wealthy households or as a professional reframing of homemaker duties.

Related

organizer · homemaker · matriarch · overseer · chatelaine · estate · staff · below stairs · budget · errands · meal planning · scheduling · running errands · pantry · grocery list · linens · linen closet · servants

Categories
Opposites
domestic role/authority

household managerguest

Welcomed visitor

visitor · houseguest · trespasser · uninvited guest · tenant

service relationship

household manageremployer

One who employs others

master · mistress · homeowner · lady of the house · man of the house

organizational hierarchy

household managerhousehold staff

Hired home workers

domestic servant · maid · housekeeper · butler · cook

Family

household, house, hold, houses, housed, housing, housekeeper, housewife, held

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G