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[ hohm-mey-ker ] / ˈhoʊmˌmeɪ kər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR homemaker ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who manages the household of his or her own family, especially as a principal occupation. a person employed to manage a household and do household chores for others, as for the sick or elderly. Origin of homemakerFirst recorded in 1885–90; home + maker usage note for homemaker1. See housewife. Words nearby homemakerhomeless, homelike, home loan, homely, homemade, homemaker, homemaking, home mission, homeo-, homeobox, homeobox gene Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for homemakerRubenstein grew up in Baltimore, where his father made $7,000 a year working for the post office, and his mother was a homemaker. Patriotic Philanthropy: Not an Oxymoron|Eleanor Clift|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Her father was a sociology and education professor at UCLA; her mother was “a homemaker with creative tendencies.” Kim Gordon: Going Solo After Sonic Youth, and Why She Identifies With ‘Girls’|Andrew Romano|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST She was a homemaker for 13 years, until all the last child was in school full-time, then plunged into law. Hillary Supporters Should Want to Complete Ferraro’s Unfinished Business|Jill Lawrence|February 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST Nezar too was a homemaker in Homs who arrived in Jordan last year. Syrians Selling Their Teenage Daughters to Saudi 'Husbands'|David Frum|March 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Instead, she took a very different path—evangelical Christian, homemaker, and education pioneer. Who Is Mrs. “Legitimate Rape”? Meet Todd Akin’s Wife, Lulli|Allison Yarrow|August 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST There is not a single part of education that may not be useful to the homemaker. The American Country Girl|Martha Foote Crow It would seem that the homemaker, as we have conceived her, has a part in most of the concerns of the community. Vocational Guidance for Girls|Marguerite Stockman Dickson How important is the work of the housemother and homemaker who creates the home! Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans"|Edith M. Thomas What is the homemaker of limited means, who must have some help, to do under present conditions? The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28|Various But what is the homemaker of limited means, who must have some help, to do under present conditions? The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28|Various
British Dictionary definitions for homemaker
nounmainly US and Canadian a person, esp a housewife, who manages a home US and Canadian a social worker who manages a household during the incapacity of the housewife Derived forms of homemakerhomemaking, noun, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to homemakerlady of the house, home economist |