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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 Carmen Beltrán was a homemaker, and Carlos credits her with raising him. — Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 But some, including local resident and homemaker Chie Fujita, took issue with the mayor receiving her full salary while on leave. — Reuters, NBC news, 20 July 2026 Shahrnush Parsipur was born on February 17, 1946, in Tehran, the daughter of an attorney father and a homemaker mother. — News Desk, Artforum, 13 July 2026 The debut novel from this English professor and pioneering feminist follows Mira, a suburban homemaker who chafes against patriarchal society, divorces her husband, enrolls in graduate school, and becomes an outspoken advocate for women’s rights. — Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for homemaker

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Bravo has not officially confirmed which RHOBH cast members will be returning for Season 16, but the housewife who won’t be returning is Amanda Frances.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
Moore plays a shy housewife whose small role in a community theater production transforms her into an obsessive method actor.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of housewife

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Born in Mexico to a left-wing Catalan family, Adela’s spiritual and intellectual formation came from her grandparents, while her emotional nourishment was the realm of the housekeeper/nanny Paula (Teresita Sánchez).

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
The father put his daughter to bed and told his housekeeper he would be gone for a while.

— Matthew Herper, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026

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