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
In April, Hulu began airing the series The Testaments, a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale that depicts teen girls trained to be docile homemakers.
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Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
Her mother was a homemaker, and her father was a lumberman and sawmill owner with one of the largest lumber operations in the area.
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Arkansas Online,
6 June 2026
Ellerbe, a mother and homemaker, was widowed following the death of her husband in 2009 and has three children, all living out of state.
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Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
2 June 2026
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, for example, spoke at Benedictine College’s commencement in 2024 and encouraged female graduates to become homemakers.
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Austin Sarat,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for homemaker
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
Her mother was a homemaker, and her father was a lumberman and sawmill owner with one of the largest lumber operations in the area.
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Arkansas Online,
6 June 2026
Ellerbe, a mother and homemaker, was widowed following the death of her husband in 2009 and has three children, all living out of state.
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Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
2 June 2026
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, for example, spoke at Benedictine College’s commencement in 2024 and encouraged female graduates to become homemakers.
—
Austin Sarat,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for homemaker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homemaker
Noun
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Julianne Moore playing a housewife struggling to break out of her malaise?
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The show centered on Lucy, a housewife who desperately wanted to be a star and often schemed ways to appear alongside her bandleader husband.
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Her housekeeper, who is Ethiopian, sustained less-severe injuries in the attack, Khalil's relatives said.
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The 1980s domestic comedy helped put fairly progressive content — for its time — into prime time, as it was centered around a single dad and former pro baseball player (Danza) who takes a job as a live-in housekeeper for a powerful ad executive (Light).
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Cohen wasn't present for the viewing, sources told PEOPLE, nor were the househusbands (both are staples at RHONJ reunions).
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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).
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“Homemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homemaker. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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