homemaker
noun
home·mak·er
ˈhōm-ˌmā-kər 
: one who manages a household especially as a spouse and parent
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TV commercials often show happy homemakers.
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His father, a hairdresser and his mother, a homemaker, were immigrants who escaped religious persecution and settled in Pittsburgh.
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David Moin, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
In the year 2000, Joan Didion wrote a defense of which ambitious homemaker?
—The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
In addition to being a loving wife, mother and homemaker, Shirley worked at several local restaurants, Strut-wear, Green Giant and Telex Communications.
—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
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David Moin, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
In the year 2000, Joan Didion wrote a defense of which ambitious homemaker?
—The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
In addition to being a loving wife, mother and homemaker, Shirley worked at several local restaurants, Strut-wear, Green Giant and Telex Communications.
—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
See All Example Sentences for homemaker
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“Homemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homemaker. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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homemaker
noun
home·mak·er
ˈhōm-ˌmā-kər
: one who manages a household especially as a spouse and parent
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