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
His father, a hairdresser and his mother, a homemaker, were immigrants who escaped religious persecution and settled in Pittsburgh.
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David Moin, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
In the year 2000, Joan Didion wrote a defense of which ambitious homemaker?
—The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
In addition to being a loving wife, mother and homemaker, Shirley worked at several local restaurants, Strut-wear, Green Giant and Telex Communications.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
His father was an accountant for the railway, his mother a homemaker.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
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David Moin, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
In the year 2000, Joan Didion wrote a defense of which ambitious homemaker?
—The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
In addition to being a loving wife, mother and homemaker, Shirley worked at several local restaurants, Strut-wear, Green Giant and Telex Communications.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
His father was an accountant for the railway, his mother a homemaker.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for homemaker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homemaker
Noun
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This push into traditional housewife and breadwinner roles came after many women had been working outside the home during the war in jobs usually held by men.—
Beth Lipoff,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2025
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The housewife whose life goes south is kind of a specialty of yours, in Days of Wine and Roses, in The Bridges of Madison County, in The Hours.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
30 June 2025
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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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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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If enacted, the wage mandate would affect thousands of workers in San Diego, from hotel housekeepers to ballpark ticket takers and zookeepers, some of whom would see their hourly pay rise by as much as 45% from the city’s current minimum wage of $17.25 an hour.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Actresses mentioned in the running included Judith Anderson (the housekeeper in Hitchcock’s Rebecca) and Helen Hayes.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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“Homemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homemaker. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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