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
The film centers on an exhausted homemaker whose life takes an unexpected turn when an unusual accident catapults her back in time to her younger years.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Scales starred as a newlywed, frustrated homemaker settling into domesticity with her office worker husband played by Richard Briers.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Despite its relatively high cost of living, Orlando remains a hot spot for retirees, ranking as the ninth-most affordable city for homemaker services and the 20th for adult day health care.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
His father was a timber merchant and his mother a homemaker.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Scales starred as a newlywed, frustrated homemaker settling into domesticity with her office worker husband played by Richard Briers.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Despite its relatively high cost of living, Orlando remains a hot spot for retirees, ranking as the ninth-most affordable city for homemaker services and the 20th for adult day health care.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
His father was a timber merchant and his mother a homemaker.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homemaker
Noun
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To me, Betsy is a repressed housewife who is trying to make it as a musician.—
Brett Milano,
Boston Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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During the show's two-season run, Shahi played horny housewife Billie, who's struggling to remain a devoted spouse to her husband (Mike Vogel) while craving the freer, wilder days of her youth.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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The service From the servers in the fine dining restaurants to the folks operating the waterpark rides, from the attendants in the poolside cabanas to the housekeepers, the service is consistently professional but with oodles of gregarious Bahamian warmth.—
Jesse Ashlock,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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King also said in recent years the hospital doubled the number of housekeepers per shift in its emergency department, and also increased the number of its emergency department transporters by 2%.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Homemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homemaker. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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