homemaker
noun
home·mak·er
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Definition of homemaker
: one who manages a household especially as a spouse and parent
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Other Words from homemaker
homemaking
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noun or adjective
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noun or adjective
Examples of homemaker in a Sentence
TV commercials often show happy homemakers.
Recent Examples on the Web
His father was a furniture maker, his mother a homemaker. — Gene Johnson, USA TODAY, "In the face of death, a marriage and the party of a lifetime," 26 Aug. 2019 His father was a furniture maker, his mother a homemaker. — Gene Johnson, The Seattle Times, "In the face of death: How a Seattle man celebrated his life, then ended it," 26 Aug. 2019 Her mother was a homemaker, and Boston was adopted. — Lila Maclellan, Quartz at Work, "Lessons from a young professional who just finished repaying $222,817.26 of student loans," 22 Aug. 2019 Their father was a government contractor and their mother a homemaker who also worked as a substitute teacher. — John Russell, Billboard, "Shaed's Max Ernst Talks Coming Out & Amplifying LGBTQ Voices," 26 July 2019 His father, Vicente Andres Suero y Seoane, originally from Cuba, was a nightclub manager in Manhattan and Miami, Fla., and his mother, Ofelia (Dominguez Ayala) Suero, originally from Mexico, was a homemaker. — BostonGlobe.com, "Orlando Suero, photographer of Kennedys and other luminaries, dies at 94," 28 Aug. 2019 His father, Maharaj Kishen Jaitley, was a lawyer, and his mother, Ratan Prabha, was a homemaker. — New York Times, "Arun Jaitley, Bold Indian Finance Minister, Is Dead at 66," 27 Aug. 2019 Her mother was a homemaker, and her father was a furniture designer and salesman. — Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, "Patty Abramson, founder of women’s venture capital fund, dies at 74," 26 Aug. 2019 Gill grew up in the western suburbs of Denver, where his father worked as a surgeon and his mother was a homemaker. — Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, "Denver’s Tim Gill has donated half a billion dollars to LGBTQ equality. Now the software geek turned activist reflects on 25 years of the struggle.," 14 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'homemaker.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for homemaker
homemaker
noun
English Language Learners Definition of homemaker
chiefly US
: a wife who does work (such as sewing, cleaning, or cooking) at home and usually does not have another job outside the home
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homemaker
noun
home·mak·er
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Kids Definition of homemaker
: a person who manages a household especially as a wife and mother
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