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
In addition to being a loving wife, mother and homemaker, Shirley worked at several local restaurants, Strut-wear, Green Giant and Telex Communications.
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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
This digital entrepreneurship, often centering a child-rearing homemaker, is obfuscated by stylistic, edited videos.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
His father was a hairdresser and his mother, a homemaker.
—David Moin, WWD, 16 Mar. 2025
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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
This digital entrepreneurship, often centering a child-rearing homemaker, is obfuscated by stylistic, edited videos.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
His father was a hairdresser and his mother, a homemaker.
—David Moin, WWD, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for homemaker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homemaker
Noun
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The estranged wife of actor Scott Wolf was seemingly detained by law enforcement during an Instagram livestream, during which she can be heard scolding officers and alleging she was abused.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2025
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After the man and his wife sued over his removal, an immigration official with the Trump administration acknowledged that his deportation to El Salvador was an administrative error.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
Noun
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His father owned a real estate agency that his dad had founded, and his mother, Loretta, was a housewife and longtime volunteer and fund-raiser for Little Company of Mary Hospital.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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Williams served as the film's heart, playing the filmmaker's late mother, a vibrant midcentury housewife who has sublimated her dreams to raise a family.—
Mekishana Pierre Published,
EW.com,
19 May 2025
Noun
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The alliance is targeting a law that’s slated to push the hourly minimum wage to $22.50 on July 1 for housekeepers, parking attendants and hotel restaurant workers, as well as LAX skycaps, baggage handlers and concession employees.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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In the lawsuit against Robison, which was filed on May 6, the accusers identified themselves as four former housekeepers who worked at his Chatsworth home between 2006 and 2024.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2025
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“Homemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homemaker. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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