as in wife
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
This digital entrepreneurship, often centering a child-rearing homemaker, is obfuscated by stylistic, edited videos.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
His father was a hairdresser and his mother, a homemaker.
—David Moin, WWD, 16 Mar. 2025
Mary was a loving wife, mother, homemaker and partner in the farming operation.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
These compilations, typically written for women and homemakers, often called for pressing the tops of cookies with inherently firmer dough to shape prettily and ensure even cooking.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for homemaker
Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
His father was a hairdresser and his mother, a homemaker.
—David Moin, WWD, 16 Mar. 2025
Mary was a loving wife, mother, homemaker and partner in the farming operation.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
These compilations, typically written for women and homemakers, often called for pressing the tops of cookies with inherently firmer dough to shape prettily and ensure even cooking.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for homemaker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homemaker
Noun
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Bush, who died in 2018, was the wife of former President George H. W. Bush and the mother of former President George W. Bush.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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The former commander-in-chief was brought out early in the show for a solo interview before he was joined by his wife, former first lady Dr. Jill Biden.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Female Fitness of Kabul is set inside a crumbling Kabul gym, which opens to women for only a few hours each day, Afghan housewives in scarves and long dresses reclaim not just their bodies, but also their spirits, their bonds, and their sense of self.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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And leading that charge is their den mother, a pampered, spoiled Beverly Hills housewife who becomes surprisingly resourceful and inspirational to the troop.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
8 May 2025
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Woman alleges Smokey Robinson assault at singer's Las Vegas home Another woman who allegedly worked as a housekeeper for Robinson claimed the singer raped her during a work trip in the late 2000s.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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Smokey, 85, is accused of harassing and assaulting four former housekeepers who worked at his Chatsworth home between 2006 and 2024, according to the suit.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2025
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“Homemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homemaker. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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