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
Advertisement Dane’s rise to stardom Per an ABC profile, Dane, born in November 1972 to an architect and interior designer father and a homemaker mother, was raised in San Francisco.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
No, Helen had always been a homemaker.
—Allegra Goodman, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Born in Shelbyville, Illinois, in 1944 to an accountant father and a homemaker mother, York moved with his family to Terre Haute, Indiana, at age 8 to live with his grandparents after his father’s death.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
In other words, the world was telling Leavitt to become a full-time homemaker.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
No, Helen had always been a homemaker.
—Allegra Goodman, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Born in Shelbyville, Illinois, in 1944 to an accountant father and a homemaker mother, York moved with his family to Terre Haute, Indiana, at age 8 to live with his grandparents after his father’s death.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
In other words, the world was telling Leavitt to become a full-time homemaker.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for homemaker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homemaker
Noun
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Komilova was a housewife who dedicated her life to her family, Azizov said.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Suburban Fury explores how Moore morphed from a conservative housewife to a radical intent on laying the groundwork for an uprising in America by eliminating the president.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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With his zeal for Jesus sweaters and his living-room church organ, Bernie plays the bumbling househusband to his successful businesswoman wife Eva (Alicia Silverstone), and father to his diligent scientist son Adam (Walt Klink) and moody shut-in daughter Sarah (Gaite Jansen).—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2024
Noun
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Rebecca ends with the housekeeper (also obsessed with the dead Rebecca) setting the house alight.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
9 Mar. 2026
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Mackinac Island's tourist season is mainly from May through October, and the island needs about 5,000 seasonal workers each year to work as baristas, front desk attendants, wait staff, retail clerks and housekeepers.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Homemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homemaker. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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