as in wife
chiefly US
a person who does work at home and usually does not have another job outside the home
TV commercials often show happy homemakers.
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Recent Examples of homemaker
These compilations, typically written for women and homemakers, often called for pressing the tops of cookies with inherently firmer dough to shape prettily and ensure even cooking.
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2025
Trad wives are a subculture of women who believe in clear gender roles and show other women their homemaker lifestyle on social media, which often involves living on a homestead and making food from scratch.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
These time-saving appliances transformed how many homemakers lived day-to-day.
—Amanda Kavanagh | This Column Was Created By Jobbio, The Hill, 31 Jan. 2025
Willa, a careless homemaker, is lonely.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2025
Trad wives are a subculture of women who believe in clear gender roles and show other women their homemaker lifestyle on social media, which often involves living on a homestead and making food from scratch.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
These time-saving appliances transformed how many homemakers lived day-to-day.
—Amanda Kavanagh | This Column Was Created By Jobbio, The Hill, 31 Jan. 2025
Willa, a careless homemaker, is lonely.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homemaker
Noun
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Meyer is survived by his parents, wife, three daughters and one son, according to Nance-Holt.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Willie Nelson’s wife took issue with a social media post arguably implying the couple’s son is looking after his parents.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And in an episode dedicated to Astoria — a nice change of view — a stereotypical housewife from a TV coffee commercial materializes in her living room.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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Here’s exactly how to do it By Ashley Baker Read On Very Online Trophy Wives Desperate, real, trad, or mad—housewives have been celebrated, pilloried, and fetishized for ages.—
Michael Odell,
Air Mail,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Everyone, apart from underlings such as housekeeper Mary (Jackie Clune), are dressed immaculately enough to grace the cover of pre-war Vogue.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2025
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Also watch out from some entertaining comedy moments delivered by Ryan O’Donnell (who plays Cher’s father, the teacher and a driving instructor) and Imelda Warren-Green (who also takes on multiple cameo roles as Miss Geist, Miss Stoeger and Cher’s housekeeper).—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Homemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homemaker. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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