homemaker
noun
home·mak·er
ˈhōm-ˌmā-kər 
: one who manages a household especially as a spouse and parent
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TV commercials often show happy homemakers.
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In auditoriums and convention centers, businesspeople, educators, salespeople, and homemakers gathered to hear speakers such as Norman Vincent Peale, Zig Ziglar, and Art Linkletter, among others, extol the virtues of positive thinking, unbridled optimism, and hard work.
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Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Madigan’s mother was a homemaker, and his sister was five years younger.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
He was born an only child, on Jan. 22, 1937, to Anne, a homemaker, and Joseph, a steel worker and for a short time the police chief of East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
By offering plants, flowers and entire window boxes, the women supported homemakers of lesser means.
—Sonja Dümpelmann, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
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Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Madigan’s mother was a homemaker, and his sister was five years younger.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
He was born an only child, on Jan. 22, 1937, to Anne, a homemaker, and Joseph, a steel worker and for a short time the police chief of East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
By offering plants, flowers and entire window boxes, the women supported homemakers of lesser means.
—Sonja Dümpelmann, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for homemaker
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“Homemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homemaker. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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homemaker
noun
home·mak·er
ˈhōm-ˌmā-kər
: one who manages a household especially as a spouse and parent
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