live-in
live-in
Definition
☆ live·-in (liv′in′)
adjective
- living at the place where one is employed, esp. in domestic service a live-in housekeeper
- designating a person who lives at the residence of his or her sexual partner without being married a live-in girlfriend
noun
a live-in person
live-in
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- employ: The restrictions are not intended to prevent you from employing live-in personal assistants.
- have: The Census also records that they had three live-in domestic servants.
- require: I live in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales and require a live-in personal care assistant to help with my day to day living.
Adjective modifier
- well-paid: We place applicants into great well-paid live-in or live-out jobs in Pubs, Restaurants and Hotels.
Modifies a noun
- nanny: In a similar vein, more parents are seeking live-in nannies in order to cut costs.
- housekeeper: He tells her he's got a new live-in housekeeper to help look after the kids.
- boyfriend: She has a live-in boyfriend, a plumber by the name of Richard Brierly.
- carer: Do you have space in your home for a live-in carer?
- girlfriend: The publisher insists the only person who was sick at the Playboy mansion was Holly Madison, one of his live-in girlfriends.
- servant: Clearly his needs were modest, for he employed only one live-in servant, Amy Jordan, a cook.
Noun used with modifier
- time: A full time live-in mother's help costs £ 180 per week, that's £ 233 with tax and NIC.
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