Recent Examples on the WebHarry's alter ego is a dull breadwinner who, like most male suburbanites, bores his hausfrau (Jamie Lee Curtis) with the minutiae of his drab job. Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2019 Her father was a music teacher, her mother a hausfrau or a housewife. Carol Motsinger, Cincinnati.com, 3 Apr. 2018 Being a mother involves being an efficient hausfrau. John Richardson, Town & Country, 13 Oct. 2015