househusband

noun

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house·hus·band | \ ˈhau̇s-ˌhəz-bənd

Definition of househusband

: a man who does housekeeping usually while his spouse or partner earns the family income

Examples of househusband in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Meanwhile, Ray wasn’t the only househusband making waves. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 29 Sep. 2019 Hayes MacArthur takes the Keaton role of the hapless househusband and Andrea Anders plays the mom suddenly facing modern workplace culture. — oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2019 The couple believed that Daniel's transformation into a househusband made more economic sense than hiring a nanny. — Meryl Gordon, Town & Country, 21 May 2014 Things are scarcely better at home, where her cheery househusband (José Garcia) greets her with elaborately prepared meals and insultingly sexist advice. — Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2018 This storied writer-director-actor and Casanova turned househusband showed up unannounced and had attendees gather around him in the lounge, like courtiers. — Cara Buckley, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2016

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