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adj
Living on the premises; usually said of a household employee or a domestic partner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A household employee or domestic partner who lives on the premises of the employer or partner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A firefighter who lives at the fire station.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree English live Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Germanic *in Proto-West Germanic *in Old English in Middle English in English in English live-in From live + in.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
