Thesaurus results for HOMEMAKER

homemaker

noun

Definition of homemaker

as in stay-at-home

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 The second of five children, his mother was a homemaker while his father worked as an insurance salesman, per IMDb. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 Sacco was born to a father who owned a moving company and a homemaker mom. — Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026 Smalltown daughter of a farmer and homemaker who cared for a dozen children in a cabin without electricity. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 And Marni's prints, with the quaint charm of twenties wallpaper designs—or, this season, fifties-homemaker china patterns—have become instant collectibles. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for homemaker

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Samantha Josephs, Carrying (Putnam, October 6) One of the year’s most unhinged premises comes from this trans body horror debut, as perfect housewife Martha begins to suffer the strain of performing impeccable femininity as a stealth trans woman.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
The Second World War demanded mass buy-in; every factory, every worker, every young man, every housewife had to play a role.

— Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

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If the housekeeper rejects the reduced award, the judge said, Brown will be entitled to a new trial limited to damages.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
Patricia Avila alleged in her 2021 suit that she and Maria Avila were hired in November 2020 as housekeepers at Brown’s home in Tarzana.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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Cohen wasn't present for the viewing, sources told PEOPLE, nor were the househusbands (both are staples at RHONJ reunions).

— Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024
The househusbands, who are a staple at the RHONJ reunion, were not in attendance, insiders tell PEOPLE.

— Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024

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