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homemaker

noun

Definition of homemaker

as in stay-at-home

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 His homemaker mother Leonor (a superb Maude Sandham) and his 17-year-old sister Ilse (Karoline Watson) complete the immaculate family portrait, but there’s unrest there too. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026 The second of five children, his mother was a homemaker while his father worked as an insurance salesman, per IMDb. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 Sacco was born to a father who owned a moving company and a homemaker mom. — Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026 Smalltown daughter of a farmer and homemaker who cared for a dozen children in a cabin without electricity. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for homemaker

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Along with Cold War Choir Practice, this is her second cult-captive housewife in less than a year.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
Airing for eight seasons between 1964 and 1972, the fantastical series followed the daily adventures of a powerful witch who attempted to live as a typical suburban housewife alongside her mortal husband.

— Justine Fisher, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of housewife

Noun

When his son suddenly turns up alive and well, Mark and his psychiatrist wife, Abigail (Kerry Washington), realize that the kidnapper accidentally took the child of Ramón (Luis Gerardo Méndez), their housekeeper’s undocumented day-laborer boyfriend.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
Everyone from the front-desk employees to the housekeepers to the yoga instructors were helpful and attentive.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of housekeeper

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Cohen wasn't present for the viewing, sources told PEOPLE, nor were the househusbands (both are staples at RHONJ reunions).

— Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024
The househusbands, who are a staple at the RHONJ reunion, were not in attendance, insiders tell PEOPLE.

— Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024

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