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
Her father, Barry, was a Broadway producer (Ulysses in Nighttown) and publicist (Kismet, Bus Stop), and her mother, Ruth, was a homemaker.
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
His mother was a homemaker and his father worked in scrap metal.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Born May 29, 1947, in Coalville, Utah, Geary was the son of Russell Dean Geary, a contractor who also owned a construction business, and Dana Geary, a homemaker who assisted with the family business as a bookkeeper.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Near Philadelphia, Melissa Ritzius, a 50-year-old homemaker, was similarly unimpressed with the sales at the Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store.
—Jaewon Kang, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
His mother was a homemaker and his father worked in scrap metal.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Born May 29, 1947, in Coalville, Utah, Geary was the son of Russell Dean Geary, a contractor who also owned a construction business, and Dana Geary, a homemaker who assisted with the family business as a bookkeeper.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Near Philadelphia, Melissa Ritzius, a 50-year-old homemaker, was similarly unimpressed with the sales at the Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store.
—Jaewon Kang, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homemaker
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The series was set to begin filming in the spring and follow Zarin and fellow housewives Kelly Bensimon, Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer and Sonja Morgan in South Florida, according to Deadline.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Zarin is not the only former housewife to have expressed a controversial opinion about Bad Bunny’s halftime show.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
11 Feb. 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
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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
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Krupa said it’s presumed that Celia Grayson ultimately made it to freedom in Canada, but Eliza stuck around in Chicago to work as a housekeeper.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Fennell also cut the novel’s frame story, in which the events of the story are told by the housekeeper Nelly (played in the movie by Hong Chau) to an outside observer years after all the sorrowful drama that befouled Heathcliff and Cathy.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Homemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homemaker. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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