noun
caretaker (female), building manager, janitor (female)
B1
'Hausmeisterin' is a feminine noun meaning 'female caretaker', 'building manager' or 'female janitor'. Gender: die Hausmeisterin; plural Hausmeisterinnen (adds -nen). It's a compound (Haus + Meisterin). Declines regularly; typical plural ending -innen marks feminine form. Used for women in building maintenance or facility management.
Examples
Die Hausmeisterin hat mir geholfen, den schweren Müllcontainer zu bewegen.
The janitor helped me move the heavy trash container.
Die Hausmeisterin repariert heute die kaputte Heizung.
The caretaker is fixing the broken heating today.
Die Hausmeisterin ist für die Reinigung der Flure zuständig.
The (female) caretaker is responsible for cleaning the corridors.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a woman with keys and a toolbox in front of an apartment building labeled 'Haus'.
Think 'house master' with an '-in' at the end to mark female — female house manager.
Feminine: ends with -in, which usually signals a female person in German, so use 'die'.
Notes
Hausmeisterin is the female form of Hausmeister. In informal contexts people sometimes use gender-neutral terms or male form; plural is Hausmeisterinnen.