homemaker

Definition of homemakernext
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 As a result, traditions unique to the island were cultivated through the centuries and still survive today, thanks to homemakers and artisans, ranging from basket weavers to ceramicists. Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026 Charges say Jackson claimed to provide thousands of hours of personal care assistant services, companion care services and homemaker services in Minnesota, all while he was employed as a basketball coach in Kansas. Riley Moser, CBS News, 23 June 2026 David Chesley Briscoe was born July 30, 1943, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to a union steward father and a homemaker mother who raised her two sons in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ABC News, 10 June 2026 Unlike nursing home employees and home health aides, who must be licensed by the state Department of Public Health, there is no licensing process for homemaker companion workers. Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for homemaker
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Noun
  • Primary characters Maude Findlay (Bea Arthur) is an outspoken and liberal housewife and the star of the show.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026
  • Juliet Angus, Amanda Cronin, Karen Loderick-Peace, Juliet Mayhew, Panthea Parker and Nessie Welschinger are all returning, with a new cast photo of the British housewives above.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • But Sunchine’s housekeepers spent their shifts at The Club cleaning hundreds of Airbnb units rather than common areas, according to homeowners.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Saar took a smiling mammy figure and replaced the pencil a Black housekeeper would have used for her client’s grocery list with a rifle and grenade.
    Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • 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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“Homemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homemaker. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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