a person who does paid work at home, rather than in an office
homeworker in American English
(ˈhoumˈwɜːrkər, -ˌwɜːr-)
noun
1.
a person who works at home for pay, esp. a pieceworker
2.
houseworker
Word origin
[1900–05; home + worker]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: burnout, cathode-ray tube, decompression, desensitize, geopolitics
Examples of 'homeworker' in a sentence
homeworker
It exists as a thriving hub for embroidery homeworkers.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It also suits the homeworker who needs to set up in a different room every day.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
How do you find life as a homeworker?
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
You can become a flexible-working dad or you can become a homeworker, or you may be unemployed.