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
André Talley’s Grandmother, Bennie Davis, was a true homemaker whose influence extended far beyond her own home.
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Britney Porter, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
His father, a hairdresser and his mother, a homemaker, were immigrants who escaped religious persecution and settled in Pittsburgh.
—David Moin, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
His father was a hairdresser and his mother, a homemaker.
—David Moin, WWD, 16 Mar. 2025
After smuggling him out of the hospital in the trunk of their car, the women eventually handed the airman off to an improvised network of shopkeepers, priests, dissident bureaucrats and homemakers who were helping soldiers escape over the border.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
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Britney Porter, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
His father, a hairdresser and his mother, a homemaker, were immigrants who escaped religious persecution and settled in Pittsburgh.
—David Moin, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
His father was a hairdresser and his mother, a homemaker.
—David Moin, WWD, 16 Mar. 2025
After smuggling him out of the hospital in the trunk of their car, the women eventually handed the airman off to an improvised network of shopkeepers, priests, dissident bureaucrats and homemakers who were helping soldiers escape over the border.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homemaker
Noun
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The Stone estate then sold the mansion in 2006 to business executive Randy Abrahams and his wife for $8.1 million.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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The skit featured James Austin Johnson playing Trump in the guise of Timothy Ratliff (Jason Isaacs), while Chloe Fineman’s First Lady Melania Trump mimicked Timothy’s wife, Victoria (Parker Posey).—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Here’s exactly how to do it By Ashley Baker Read On Very Online Trophy Wives Desperate, real, trad, or mad—housewives have been celebrated, pilloried, and fetishized for ages.—
Michael Odell,
Air Mail,
10 Apr. 2025
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The roster includes Brooks Marks, son of Salt Lake City housewife Meredith Marks; Gia Giudice, daughter of New Jersey housewife Teresa Giudice, Riley Burruss, daughter of former Atlanta housewife Kandi Burruss, and Ariana Biermann, daughter of former Atlanta housewife Kim Zolciak-Biermann.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Cassidy said she was surrounded by her mom, the couple's housekeeper and childhood friends during the ordeal.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Since the disappearance some weeks prior of his best friend, Dr. Watson, and his housekeeper, Mrs. Hudson, Sherlock’s been forbidden from crime-solving by shadowy but definitely murderous forces, who make their presence known to him by way of scarlet threads planted at crime scenes.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Homemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homemaker. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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