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 the 1930s and ’40s, Kraft began marketing Velveeta successfully, if rather dubiously, as a health food and diet aid, and its low price and convenience—beloved by kids, shelf-stable, melts like a dream—charmed America’s homemakers throughout the suburban ’60s and beyond.
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David Levine, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
Born on April 4, 1948, Richard Dean Parsons was raised in Queens, one of five children of an electrical technician and a homemaker.
—Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Dec. 2024
He was born in 1948 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn and grew up in Ozone Park, Queens, the son of an electrical technician and a homemaker and one of five children.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
These are women who embraces a 1950s-style homemaker lifestyle replete with beautiful frocks, focusing on domestic duties like cooking, cleaning, and child-rearing while their husband works.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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David Levine, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
Born on April 4, 1948, Richard Dean Parsons was raised in Queens, one of five children of an electrical technician and a homemaker.
—Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Dec. 2024
He was born in 1948 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn and grew up in Ozone Park, Queens, the son of an electrical technician and a homemaker and one of five children.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
These are women who embraces a 1950s-style homemaker lifestyle replete with beautiful frocks, focusing on domestic duties like cooking, cleaning, and child-rearing while their husband works.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homemaker
Noun
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Rosie Ryan Hardy arrived on March 7, 2025 at nine pounds, two ounces, the country singer and his wife announced on social media, two days after Caleigh gave birth.—
Ashley Iasimone,
Billboard,
9 Mar. 2025
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His wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of hantavirus days earlier.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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If this newer wave of housewives tries very hard to bring the drama for the cameras, Luann always tried—and failed spectacularly—to contain it, which has only worked to bolster her camp appeal.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
1 Mar. 2025
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Bravo has navigated past scandals involving housewives facing legal issues, but Huger’s case stands out due to the severity of the sentence.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Eliza, a hotel housekeeper, and Henrietta, a coffee shop assistant, who were both 32 and living in Aberdeen, went missing in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Jan. 7.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Finally, she was granted a domestic worker’s visa to Britain, and was allowed to enter the country as a housekeeper.—
Nina Siegal,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Homemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homemaker. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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